3702.020 Microcharis Benth.

Description of the genus

Annual or sometimes perennial herbs; hairs whitish. Stipules broadly ovate. Leaves 1-9 foliate or simple, basal leaves often distinct from upper; leaflets opposite, venation prominent beneath, no stipules on leaflets. Racemes axillary or terminal, laxly flowered. Bracts persistent; pedicels often spreading. Calyx lobes equal or longer than tube. Corolla pink, wings similar, twisting outwards so appearing tripetaloous. Pods spreading to erect, usually at an angle to the pedicel; laterally compressed, sutures usually thickened. Seeds squarish, crowded.

Worldwide: 36 species in Africa and Madagascar

Mozambique: 4 taxa.

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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
angolensis BakerN
galpinii N.E. Br.M
latifolia Benth.Z,MS,GI
remotiflora (Baker f.) SchrireN

Other sources of information about Microcharis:

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Flora of Botswana: Microcharis
Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Microcharis
Flora of Malawi: Microcharis
Flora of Zambia: Microcharis
Flora of Zimbabwe: Microcharis

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Microcharis
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Microcharis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Microcharis
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Microcharis
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Microcharis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Microcharis
JSTOR Plant Science: Microcharis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Microcharis
Plants of the World Online: Microcharis
Tropicos: Microcharis
Wikipedia: Microcharis

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Mozambique: Genus page: Microcharis.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1955, retrieved 28 March 2024

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