Spermatophyta: Dicotyledonae: Archichlamydeae: Caryophyllales

Molluginaceae

Gonçalves, M.L. (1978) Molluginaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4

Description of the family

Annual or perennial herbs, usually ± succulent. Stipules present or 0. Leaves alternate, opposite or whorled, simple. Inflorescences solitary, cymose, loosely dichasial, in the form of an umbel or cluster. Flowers bisexual, ± actinomorphic. Perianth segments 5, free, persistent. Staminodes often present, sometimes petaloid. Stamens 3-many. Ovary superior, of united carpels; ovules 1, few or many. Fruit an achene, mericarp or loculicidal capsule.

Comment: See the comment about this family's relationships with other families under Aizoaceae.

Worldwide: 13 genera and 130 species, in tropical and warm areas, especially South Africa.

Zimbabwe: 7 genera and 25 taxa.

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

Genus	Content
Corrigiola L.	Description, Image
Glinus L.	Description, Image
Hypertelis E.Mey. ex Fenzl	Description, Image
Limeum L.	Description, Image
Mollugo L.	Description, Image
Pharnaceum L.	Description
Psammotropha Eckl. & Zeyh.	Description

Other sources of information about Molluginaceae:

Our websites:

Flora of Botswana: Molluginaceae
Flora of Burundi: Molluginaceae
Flora of Caprivi: Molluginaceae
Flora of the DRC: Molluginaceae
Flora of Malawi: Molluginaceae
Flora of Mozambique: Molluginaceae
Flora of Rwanda: Molluginaceae
Flora of Zambia: Molluginaceae

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Molluginaceae
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Molluginaceae
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Molluginaceae
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Molluginaceae
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Molluginaceae
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Molluginaceae
JSTOR Plant Science: Molluginaceae
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Molluginaceae
Wikipedia: Molluginaceae
Plants of the World Online: Molluginaceae
Tropicos: Molluginaceae