Spermatophyta: Dicotyledonae: Archichlamydeae

Vahliaceae

Literature

Bridson, D.M. (1978) Vahliaceae FZ 4

Description of the family

Annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs. Stipules 0. Leaves opposite, simple, entire. Flowers in axillary pairs, bisexual, actinomorphic. Calyx lobes 5. Petals 5, alternating with calyx lobes. Stamens 5, alternating with petals, attached to a disk. Anthers 2-thecous, dorsifixed. Ovary inferior, 1-locular. Styles 2, free. Ovules numerous. Fruit a capsule. Seeds minute.

Included by some authorities in the Saxifragaceae.

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Links to genera: (1)

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Vahlia Thunb.Description

Other sources of information about Vahliaceae:

GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Vahliaceae
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Copyright: Mark Hyde and Bart Wursten, 2007-10

Hyde, M.A. & Wursten, B. (2010). Flora of Mozambique: Family page: Vahliaceae.
http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/family.php?family_id=228, retrieved 3 September 2010

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