7597.000 Melasma P.J. Bergius

Description of the genus

Coarse erect rough perennial herbs. Leaves opposite, sessile or subsessile. Flowers solitary in axils of terminal leaves or bracts. Calyx 5-lobed, becoming inflated in fruit. Corolla 5-lobed; lobes widely spreading. Stamens 4, didynamous; anthers 2-thecal. Fruit a capsule.

Worldwide: 5 species in tropical and S Africa and America

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Species	Links to maps	FZ divisions	Content
calycinum (Hiern) Hemsl.	Altitude Rainfall Geology	C
scabrum P.J. Bergius	Altitude Rainfall Geology	C,E

Other sources of information about Melasma:

ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Melasma
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Melasma
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Melasma
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Melasma
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Melasma

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings, 2002-13

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. & Ballings, P. (2013). Flora of Zimbabwe: Genus page: Melasma.
http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1288, retrieved 22 May 2013

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