7056.000 Trichodesma
Brummitt, R.K. (1990) Trichodesma Flora Zambesiaca 7(4)
Description of the genus
Annual or perennial herbs. Lower leaves ± opposite; upper subopposite or usually alternate. Inflorescence cymose, bracteate or not. Calyx, corolla and stamens 5(-6)-merous. Sepals lanceolate to ovate, strongly accrescent in fruit. Corolla campanulate to funnel-shaped, with ovate-acuminate to triangular lobes. Stamens and anthers converging to form a cone, with long shaggy hairs on the outer surfaces of the anther connectives. Ovary 4-lobed with a gynobasic style. Fruit either of 4 nutlets or a single sessile nutlet. Worldwide: 45 species in the tropical and warm Old World Mozambique: 4 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| ambacense Welw. subsp. hockii (De Wild.) Brummitt | N,Z | Description, Image |
| angustifolium Harv. | M | Description, Image |
| physaloides (Fenzl) A. DC. | N,T,MS | Description, Image |
| zeylanicum (Burm. f.) R. Br. | N,Z,T,MS,GI,M | Description, Image |
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