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Primulaceae
Kupicha, F.K. (1983) Primulaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(1)
Description of the family
Annual or perennial herbs. Stipules 0. Leaves alternate, opposite or whorled. Flowers actinomorphic, rarely zygomorphic, bisexual. Calyx gamosepalous, (4-)5(-9)-partite. Corolla gamopetalous, rotate to campanulate with a 4-9-lobed limb. Stamens equalling corolla lobes, sometimes alternating with staminodes. Ovary semi-inferior (Samolus) or superior (other genera) or 1-locular; ovules 2-3 or more, usually many. Fruit a capsule. Worldwide: 22 genera and 825 species, ± cosmopolitan, but mainly in the northern hemisphere. Zimbabwe: 2 cultivated genera and 2 cultivated taxa. |
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Links to cultivated genera: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this family
| Genus | Content |
| Lysimachia L. | Description |
| Primula L. | Description, Image |
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Flora of Botswana: PrimulaceaeFlora of Malawi: Primulaceae
Flora of Mozambique: Primulaceae
Flora of Zambia: Primulaceae
Flora of Zimbabwe: Primulaceae
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): PrimulaceaeGoogle: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Primulaceae
Wikipedia: Primulaceae
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