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MESSERSCHMIDIA L. ex Hebenstr.
TOURNEFORTIA L.
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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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| argentea (L.f.) Heine | N,Z,GI |
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