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8410.000 Geophila
Description of the genus
Herbs with prostrate stems rooting at the nodes, usually occurring on the forest floor. Stipules interpetiolar. Leaves opposite, ovate to reniform with a cordate base; petiole usually long. Flowers borne on long peduncles, solitary or in a terminal umbel surrounded by an involucre of bracts. Calyx 4-7-lobed. Corolla cylindric or funnel-shaped; lobes 4-7. Ovary 2-locular; each loculus with one ovule. Stigma lobes 2. Fruit a fleshy drupe. Worldwide: c. 20 species in the tropics |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| obvallata (Schumach.) Didr. subsp. ioides (K. Schum.) Verdc. | N,Z,MS,M | Description, Image |
| repens (L.) I.M. Johnst. | Z,MS | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Geophila:
Flora of Zimbabwe: GeophilaePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Geophila
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Geophila
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Geophila
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Geophila
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Geophila
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