5056.000 Hermannia
Description of the genus
Herbs or small shrubs. Stipules present (in ours). Leaves ± entire or dentate. Flowers bisexual, yellow, reddish, purplish or white, 1-several on axillary peduncles. Bracts 1 or 2 on the peduncle or 0 (kirkii). Calyx 5-lobed. Petals 5. Filaments variously shaped. Ovary 5-locular. Capsule dehiscent with 5 valves. Derivation of name: Named after Paul Herman (1640-1695), Prof. of botany in Leyden and early collector at the Cape. Worldwide: Over 100 species in tropical and warm areas Zimbabwe: 13 taxa. Insects associated with this genus:
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| boraginiflora Hook. | N,W,E,S | Description |
| depressa N.E.Br. | N,W,C,E | Description, Image |
| eenii Baker f. | N,W | Description, Image |
| floribunda Harv. | W,C,E,S | Description |
| glanduligera K. Schum. | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| kirkii Mast. | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| modesta (Ehrenb.) Mast. | W,S | Description, Image |
| oliveri K. Schum. | N | |
| quartiniana A. Rich. | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| seineri Engl. | W | |
| staurostemon K. Schum. | E | Description, Image |
| tigreensis Hochst. ex A. Rich. | N,C,E | |
| tomentosa (Turcz.) Schinz ex Engl. | W |
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Flora of Malawi: Hermannia
Flora of Mozambique: Hermannia
Flora of Zambia: Hermannia
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): HermanniaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Hermannia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Hermannia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Hermannia
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Hermannia
JSTOR Plant Science: Hermannia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Hermannia
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Tropicos: Hermannia
Wikipedia: Hermannia