Spermatophyta: Dicotyledonae: Metachlamydeae: Ericales

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.

Primula malacoides

Links to cultivated genera:     View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this family

GenusContent
Lysimachia L.Description
Primula L.Description, Image

Other sources of information about Primulaceae:

Our websites:

Flora of Botswana: Primulaceae
Flora of Malawi: Primulaceae
Flora of Mozambique: Primulaceae
Flora of Zambia: Primulaceae
Flora of Zimbabwe: Primulaceae

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Primulaceae
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Primulaceae
Wikipedia: Primulaceae


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-23

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2023). Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated plants: Family page: Primulaceae.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/family.php?family_id=186, retrieved 24 March 2023

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