2387.000 Mollugo L.

Description of the genus

Annual herbs. Stipules small or 0, often caducous. Leaves basal or in whorls on the stems, glabrous, entire. Inflorescence cymose, laxly dichasial or in the form of an umbel. Flowers bisexual, greenish or whitish, inconspicuous. Perianth segments 5, free. Stamens 3-5, rarely more. Ovary superior, of 3-5 united carpels, 3-5-locular. Fruit a loculicidal capsule. Seeds many, flattened.

Worldwide: c. 35 species in tropical and warm areas

Mozambique: 3 taxa.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
cerviana (L.) Ser. var. cerviana	M	Description, Image
cerviana (L.) Ser. var. spathulifolia Fenzl	N,Z,T,MS,M	Description, Image
nudicaulis Lam.	N,Z,T,MS,M	Description, Image

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Flora of Botswana: Mollugo
Flora of Caprivi: Mollugo
Flora of Malawi: Mollugo
Flora of Zambia: Mollugo
Flora of Zimbabwe: Mollugo

External websites:

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