Spermatophyta: Dicotyledonae: Metachlamydeae

Plantaginaceae - Plantain family

Lehmann, G. (1988) Plantaginaceae FZ 9(1)

Description of the family

Annual or perennial herbs. Leaves all in radical rosettes (in ours), without stipules. Inflorescence a spike, terminating a scape (in ours). Flowers small, inconspicuous, subtended by a bract, usually 4-merous, sessile. Corolla gamopetalous, scarious, 3-4 lobed. Ovary superior. Fruit a capsule.

Worldwide: 3 genera and 275 species, cosmopolitan

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GenusContent
Bacopa Aubl.
Limnophila R. Br.
Scoparia L.
Stemodia L.

Other sources of information about Plantaginaceae:

Flora of Zimbabwe: Plantaginaceae
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Plantaginaceae
Google: Web - Images - Scholar


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Stefaan Dondeyne 2007-13

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Dondeyne, S. (2013). Flora of Mozambique: Family page: Plantaginaceae.
http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/family.php?family_id=175, retrieved 24 May 2013

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