2338.000 Gomphrena L.

Description of the genus

Perennial herb with entire, opposite leaves. Inflorescences subspherical, elongating to become cylindric, subtended (in ours) by a pair of sessile leaves. Bracts present, persistent in fruit. Flowers bisexual, each solitary in the axil of each bract. Bracteoles 2, laterally flattened, winged (in ours) along the dorsal surface of the midrib. Tepals 5, erect, free or almost so, ± lanate on the back. Stamens 5. Seeds ovoid, flattened.

Derivation of name: ancient classical name for an amaranth.

Worldwide: c. 120 species in tropical and warm America and Australia, naturalised in the Old World tropics.

Caprivi: 1 taxon.

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Species	Content
celosioides Mart.	Description, Image

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Flora of Botswana: Gomphrena
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Flora of Malawi: Gomphrena
Flora of Malawi: cultivated Gomphrena
Flora of Mozambique: Gomphrena
Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Gomphrena
Flora of Zambia: Gomphrena
Flora of Zambia: cultivated Gomphrena
Flora of Zimbabwe: Gomphrena
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Gomphrena

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Gomphrena
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Gomphrena
JSTOR Plant Science: Gomphrena
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Gomphrena
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Tropicos: Gomphrena
Wikipedia: Gomphrena