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2453.000 Polycarpon
Description of the genus
Annual or perennial herbs. Stipules present, membranous. Leaves opposite, often in false whorls. Inflorescences of axillary or terminal many-flowered cymes. Sepals 5, with a broad, green, strongly marked keel and scarious margins. Petals much shorter than the sepals, up to 5 or occasionally 0, entire or emarginate. Stamens 3-5. Styles united below, with 3 arms. Capsule 3-valved. Worldwide: 16 species, cosmopolitan Mozambique: 1 taxon. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| prostratum (Forssk.) Asch. & Schweinf. | T,MS,GI | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Polycarpon:
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Flora of Botswana: PolycarponFlora of Caprivi: Polycarpon
Flora of Malawi: Polycarpon
Flora of Zambia: Polycarpon
Flora of Zimbabwe: Polycarpon
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): PolycarponBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Polycarpon
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Polycarpon
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Polycarpon
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Polycarpon
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Polycarpon
JSTOR Plant Science: Polycarpon
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Polycarpon
Plants of the World Online: Polycarpon
Tropicos: Polycarpon
Wikipedia: Polycarpon
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