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7625.000 Striga
Hepper, F.N. (1990) Striga FZ 8(2) 127-135
Description of the genus
Annual, rarely perennial, root-parasitic herbs. Stems stiffly erect, often square. Leaves opposite or nearly so, ± sessile. Inflorescence a spike. Flowers in axils of leaves or in dense heads. Bracts leaf-like or reduced, bracteoles 2. Calyx tubular, 5-lobed or with 5 (rarely 4) teeth. Corolla with a narrow tube, sharply bent above middle, expanded above; the upper (2) lobes erect, lower (3) lobes spreading. Stamens 4; anthers strictly 1-thecous. Fruit a cylindric or ± ovoid capsule. Seeds minute. Worldwide: 40 species in the Old World tropics and S Africa |
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| Species | Links to maps | FZ divisions | Content |
| angustifolia (Don) C.J. Saldanha | Altitude Rainfall Geology | C,E | Description, Image |
| asiatica (L.) Kuntze | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,W,C,E | Description, Image |
| bilabiata (Thunb.) Kuntze | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,W,C,E | Description, Image |
| elegans Benth. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| forbesii Benth. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| gesnerioides (Willd.) Vatke | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| macrantha (Benth.) Benth. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | C |
Other sources of information about Striga:
Flora of Mozambique: StrigaePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Striga
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Striga
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Striga
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Striga
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Striga
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