8048.000 Ecbolium
Vollesen, K. (1989) A Revision of Megalochlamys and Ecbolium (Acanthaceae: Justicieae) Kew Bulletin 44(4) 601-680
Description of the genus
Shrubs or subshrubs. Inflorescence a terminal spike. Bracts large, obscuring the calyx; bracteoles linear. Calyx actinomorphic; lobes 5, somewhat unequal; tube shorter than lobes. Corolla not resupinate, 2-lipped; upper lip entire or 2-fid; lower lip deeply 3-lobed; lobes much shorter than the tube. Fertile stamens 2, exserted; anthers 2-thecous. Ovary with 1(-2) ovules per loculus. Seeds borne on reinacula; seeds with hygroscopic glochidiate hairs. Worldwide: 22 species in eastern and southern Africa, Madagascar, Comoros,Arabian peninsula, India and Malaysia Mozambique: 4 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| amplexicaule S. Moore | N | |
| clarkei Hiern var. puberulum Vollesen | GI | Description, Image |
| glabratum Vollesen [NrEnd] | GI,M | |
| hastatum Vollesen [End] [EN] | GI,M | Image |
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