3125.000 Reseda L.

Description of the genus

Erect or decumbent herbs or subshrubs, more or less branched. Leaves simple, alternate or fasciculate, entire or variously dissected. Inflorescence a terminal, spike-like raceme; flowers numerous. Calyx 4–7-partite, Petals 4–7, free, unequal, simple or clawed. Ovary sessile or stipitate, unilocular. Fruit a closed or open capsule. Seeds many, rotund or reniform.

Worldwide: 60 species, occurring in Europe, the Mediterranean area to Central Asia.

Zimbabwe: 1 taxon.

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Other sources of information about Reseda:

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Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Reseda

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

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: Reseda.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=635, retrieved 4 October 2024

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