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8061.000 Megalochlamys
Leistner, O.A. (ed.) (2000) Seed plants of southern Africa: families and genera Strelitzia 10
Vollesen, K. (1989) A Revision of Megalochlamys and Ecbolium (Acanthaceae: Justicieae) Kew Bulletin 44(4) 601-680
Description of the genus
Shrubs or suffrutices. Inflorescence a terminal spike; bracts sometimes large with a cordate base; bracteoles 2. Calyx actinomorphic; lobes 5, ± linear. Corolla 2-lipped, bright or pale blue; upper lip ± entire; lower lip 3-fid. Fertile stamens 2, long-exserted; anthers 2-thecous. Ovary with 1-2 ovules per loculus. Capsule subspherical. Seeds flattened, borne on retinacula. Worldwide: 10 species in Africa and the Arabian peninsula |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| hamata (Klotzsch) Vollesen | Description, Image | |
| revoluta (Lindau) Vollesen subsp. cognata (N.E. Br.) Vollesen | Description |
Other sources of information about Megalochlamys:
Flora of Zimbabwe: MegalochlamysePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Megalochlamys
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Megalochlamys
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Megalochlamys
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Megalochlamys
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Megalochlamys
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