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 |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): PupaliaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Pupalia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Pupalia
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Pupalia
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Pupalia
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Wikipedia: Pupalia