8136.200 Oldenlandia
Description of the genus
Annual or perennial herbs. Stipules with 1-several fimbriae. Leaves opposite. Flowers bisexual, heterostylous or isostylous, in terminal or axillary inflorescences, sometimes fasciculate or solitary at nodes. Calyx lobes 4 (in ours). Corolla lobes 4. Ovary 2-locular. Capsule subspherical to oblong, usually with a beak. Derivation of name: after Hendrik Bernhard Oldenland, c. 1663-1699, German-born South African botanist. Worldwide: 300 species in the tropics, especially in Africa. Zimbabwe: 19 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| affinis (Roem. & Schult.) DC. var. fugax (Vatke) Verdc. | N,W,E,S | Description, Image |
| angolensis K. Schum. var. angolensis | N,C,E | Description, Image |
| cana Bremek. [NrEnd] | E | Image |
| capensis L.f. var. capensis | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| capensis L.f. var. pleiosepala Bremek. | W | Description |
| corymbosa L. var. corymbosa | N,W | Description, Image |
| corymbosa L. var. caespitosa (Benth.) Verdc. | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| corymbosa L. var. linearis (DC.) Verdc. | N,W,C,E,S | Description |
| echinulosa K. Schum. var. pellucida (Hiern) Verdc. | N,C | |
| echinulosa K. Schum. var. echinulosa | N,E | |
| fastigiata Bremek. | W,C | |
| goreensis (DC.) Summerh. var. goreensis | N,W,E,S | Description, Image |
| goreensis (DC.) Summerh. var. trichocaula Bremek. | N | Description, Image |
| herbacea (L.) Roxb. var. herbacea | N,W,C,E,S | Description |
| herbacea (L.) Roxb. var. goetzii Bremek. | N,W,C,E | Description |
| herbacea (L.) Roxb. [Agg] | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| lancifolia (Schumach.) DC. var. scabridula Bremek. | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| rupicola (Sond.) Kuntze var. rupicola | N,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| tenella (Hochst.) Kuntze | E |
Other sources of information about Oldenlandia:
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Flora of Botswana: OldenlandiaFlora of Burundi: Oldenlandia
Flora of Caprivi: Oldenlandia
Flora of the DRC: Oldenlandia
Flora of Malawi: Oldenlandia
Flora of Mozambique: Oldenlandia
Flora of Rwanda: Oldenlandia
Flora of Zambia: Oldenlandia
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): OldenlandiaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Oldenlandia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Oldenlandia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Oldenlandia
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Oldenlandia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Oldenlandia
JSTOR Plant Science: Oldenlandia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Oldenlandia
Plants of the World Online: Oldenlandia
Tropicos: Oldenlandia
Wikipedia: Oldenlandia