7400.000 Withania Pauquy

Description of the genus

Subshrubby perennial. Leaves entire, petiolate. Flowers in congested clusters. Calyx campanulate, 5-toothed, unwinged, accrescent and enclosing the fruit. Corolla narrowly campanulate with 5 lobes. Ovary 2-locular. Fruit a berry.

Derivation of name: after Henry Witham, an English palaeobotanist of the early 19th century.

Worldwide: c.10 species, occurring in the Old World

Zimbabwe: 1 taxon.

Withania somnifera

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somnifera (L.) DunalN,W,C,E,SDescription, Image

Other sources of information about Withania:

Our websites:

Flora of Botswana: Withania
Flora of Burundi: Withania
Flora of Caprivi: Withania
Flora of Malawi: Withania
Flora of Mozambique: Withania
Flora of Zambia: Withania

External websites:

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

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Genus page: Withania.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1246, retrieved 5 October 2024

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