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Fumariaceae - Fumitory family
Exell, A.W. (1960) Fumariaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1)
Description of the family
Herbs, sometimes climbing; juice clear. Leaves alternate, much divided. Flowers in leaf-opposed racemes, zygomorphic, bisexual, hypogynous. Sepals 2, caducous. Petals 4, in two dissimilar whorls, one petal of the outer whorl spurred. Stamens 2. Ovary 1-locular. Fruit a 1-seeded nutlet. Worldwide: 17 genera and 530 species, mostly northern temperate with a few tropical. Zimbabwe: 1 genus and 1 taxon. |
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External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): FumariaceaeBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Fumariaceae
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Fumariaceae
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Fumariaceae
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Fumariaceae
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Fumariaceae
JSTOR Plant Science: Fumariaceae
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Fumariaceae
Wikipedia: Fumariaceae
Plants of the World Online: Fumariaceae
Tropicos: Fumariaceae
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