7046.000 Coldenia L.

Taton, A. (1971) Boraginaceae Flore du Congo du Rwanda et du Burundi Jardin Botanique National de Belgique

Description of the genus

Annual herb with procumbent branched stems. Leaves alternate, crenate or lobed. Flowers 4-merous, solitary, extra-axillary. Calyx deeply lobed. Corolla actinomorphic, white. Ovary entire or subentire. Styles 2. Stigmas capitate. Fruit ovoid-pyramidal, 4-lobed.

Worldwide: 1 species in the tropical areas of Africa, Asia and Australia

Mozambique: 1 taxon.

Coldenia procumbens

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procumbens L.MSDescription, Image

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Flora of the DRC: Coldenia
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External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Coldenia
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Coldenia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Coldenia
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iNaturalist: Coldenia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Coldenia
JSTOR Plant Science: Coldenia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Coldenia
Plants of the World Online: Coldenia
Tropicos: Coldenia
Wikipedia: Coldenia

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2007-26

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2026). Flora of Mozambique: Genus page: Coldenia.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1194, retrieved 13 May 2026

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