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5056.000 Hermannia
Description of the genus
Herbs or small shrubs. Stipules present (in ours). Leaves ± entire or dentate. Flowers bisexual, yellow, reddish, purplish or white, 1-several on axillary peduncles. Bracts 1 or 2 on the peduncle or 0 (kirkii). Calyx 5-lobed. Petals 5. Filaments variously shaped. Ovary 5-locular. Capsule dehiscent with 5 valves. Derivation of name: Named after Paul Herman (1640-1695), Prof. of botany in Leyden and early collector at the Cape. Worldwide: Over 100 species in tropical and warm areas The larvae of the following species of insect eat species of this genus:
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| Species | Links to maps | FZ divisions | Content |
| boraginiflora Hook. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,W,E,S | |
| depressa N.E.Br. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,W,C,E | Description, Image |
| eenii Baker f. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,W | |
| floribunda Harv. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | W,C,E,S | |
| glanduligera K. Schum. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| kirkii Mast. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| modesta (Ehrenb.) Mast. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | W,S | Description, Image |
| oliveri K. Schum. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N | |
| quartiniana A. Rich. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| seineri Engl. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | W | |
| staurostemon K. Schum. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | E | |
| tigreensis Hochst. ex A. Rich. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,C,E | |
| tomentosa (Turcz.) Schinz ex Engl. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | W |
Other sources of information about Hermannia:
Flora of Mozambique: HermanniaePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Hermannia
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Hermannia
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Hermannia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Hermannia
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Hermannia
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