7524.000 Mimulus L.

Description of the genus

Herbs. Leaves opposite, simple. Flowers solitary in axils. Calyx 5-toothed; teeth shorter than tube. Corolla 2-lipped, tubular; upper lip 2-lobed; lower 3-lobed. Stamens 4; filaments inserted near base of corolla tube; anthers 2-thecal. Ovary 2-locular. Capsule dehiscent loculicidally.

Worldwide: 150 species in southern Africa, Asia and America

Mozambique: 1 taxon.

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gracilis R. Br.MS,MDescription, Image

Other sources of information about Mimulus:

Our websites:

Flora of Botswana: Mimulus
Flora of Malawi: Mimulus
Flora of Zambia: Mimulus
Flora of Zimbabwe: Mimulus
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Mimulus

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Mimulus
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Mimulus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Mimulus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Mimulus
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Mimulus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Mimulus
JSTOR Plant Science: Mimulus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Mimulus
Plants of the World Online: Mimulus
Tropicos: Mimulus
Wikipedia: Mimulus

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Mozambique: Genus page: Mimulus.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1272, retrieved 19 March 2024

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