8464.000 Richardia L.

Description of the genus

Prostrate to ascending perennial herbs. Leaves opposite, sessile or shortly petiolate, ± elliptic. Stipular sheath bearing several fimbriae. Flowers bisexual in dense heads surrounded by an involucre of 4 leaves. Calyx lobes persistent. Corolla funnel-shaped, lobes 3-5. Ovary 3-4-locular. Capsule composed of 3-4 cocci, crowned by the persistent calyx, eventually splitting into separate cocci.

Worldwide: 15 species in tropical America; naturalised elsewhere

Richardia brasiliensis

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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
brasiliensis GomesZ,MS,MDescription, Image

Other sources of information about Richardia:

Flora of Zimbabwe: Richardia
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Richardia
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Richardia
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Richardia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Richardia
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Richardia

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: Genus page: Richardia.
http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1422, retrieved 21 May 2013

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