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6449.000 Mostuea
Description of the genus
Small shrubs, occasionally lianes. Leaves opposite. Stipules membranous. Inflorescence a short terminal or axillary cyme. Corolla (in ours) white, lilac or pink, usually yellow at the base, 5-lobed. Fruit a 2-lobed flattened capsule. Seeds pale brown, appressed-hairy. Derivation of name: named for Jens Laurentius Moestue Vahl (27 November 1796 – 12 November 1854) who was a Danish botanist and pharmacist. Worldwide: 8 species, 1 in South America, the rest in tropical Africa. Mozambique: 2 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| brunonis Didr. var. brunonis | N,MS | Description, Image |
| microphylla Gilg | ? |
Other sources of information about Mostuea:
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Flora of Malawi: MostueaFlora of Zambia: Mostuea
Flora of Zimbabwe: Mostuea
External websites:
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): MostueaFlora Zambesiaca web site: Mostuea
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Mostuea
Wikipedia: Mostuea
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Mostuea
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Mostuea
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