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2387.000 Mollugo
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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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| 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 |
Other sources of information about Mollugo:
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Flora of Botswana: MollugoFlora of Caprivi: Mollugo
Flora of Malawi: Mollugo
Flora of Zambia: Mollugo
Flora of Zimbabwe: Mollugo
External websites:
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): MollugoFlora Zambesiaca web site: Mollugo
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Mollugo
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Mollugo
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Mollugo
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