7051.010 Argusia Boehm.

MESSERSCHMIDIA L. ex Hebenstr.

TOURNEFORTIA L.

Description of the genus

Perennial herbs, shrubs or trees. Leaves alternate, often crowded at the branch ends. Inflorescence composed of scorpioid cymes arranged in terminal panicles or corymbs. Flowers actinomorphic. Calyx 5-lobed, deeply divided to near the base. Corolla funnel- or salver-shaped; limb 5-lobed. Stamens included. Style terminal; stigma ring-like. Fruit dry, divided into two 2-seeded mericarps.

Worldwide: 4 species occurring in tropical America, SE Europe, temperate Asia and the islands of the Indian and Pacific oceans.

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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
argentea (L.f.) HeineN,Z,GI

Other sources of information about Argusia:

ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Argusia
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Argusia
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Argusia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Argusia
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Argusia

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: Argusia.
http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=2296, retrieved 22 May 2013

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