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2314.000 Pupalia
Description of the genus
Herbs (in ours) with opposite leaves. Inflorescence spike-like, terminal on stems and branches. Bracts subtending either a single bisexual flower and modified sterile flowers (micrantha) or more than one bisexual flower and triads of bisexual and sterile flowers; sterile flowers consisting of numerous hooked spines. Perianth segments 5. Stamens 5; pseudostaminodes 0. Fruit a capsule. Worldwide: 4 species in the tropical Old World Mozambique: 5 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| grandiflora Peter | N | |
| lappacea (L.) A. Juss. var. glabrescens Towns. | N | |
| lappacea (L.) A. Juss. var. velutina (Moq.) Hook. f. | N,Z,MS,GI | Description, Image |
| lappacea (L.) A. Juss. var. lappacea | N,T,MS,GI,M | Description |
| micrantha Hauman | N,Z,MS | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Pupalia:
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Flora of Botswana: PupaliaFlora of Caprivi: Pupalia
Flora of Malawi: Pupalia
Flora of Zambia: Pupalia
Flora of Zimbabwe: Pupalia
External websites:
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): PupaliaFlora Zambesiaca web site: Pupalia
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Pupalia
Wikipedia: Pupalia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Pupalia
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Pupalia
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