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2324.000 Psilotrichum
Description of the genus
Herbs or subshrubs. Leaves opposite, entire. Inflorescence in axillary or terminal heads or spikes. Modified sterile flowers 0; all flowers bisexual. Tepals 5, free; outer 2 usually differing from the inner 2. Stamens 5, without alternating pseudostaminodes. Ovary with a single pendulous ovule. Capsule thin-walled, splitting irregularly. Seed ovoid. Worldwide: 18 species in the Old World tropics, especially Africa Mozambique: 2 taxa. |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| scleranthum Thwaites | N,Z,T,MS,GI,M | Description, Image |
| sericeum (J. König ex Roxb.) Dalzell | N,Z, MS, GI,M | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Psilotrichum:
Our websites:
Flora of Malawi: PsilotrichumFlora of Zambia: Psilotrichum
Flora of Zimbabwe: Psilotrichum
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): PsilotrichumBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Psilotrichum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Psilotrichum
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Psilotrichum
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Psilotrichum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Psilotrichum
JSTOR Plant Science: Psilotrichum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Psilotrichum
Plants of the World Online: Psilotrichum
Tropicos: Psilotrichum
Wikipedia: Psilotrichum
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