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2395.010 Zaleya
Description of the genus
Usually prostrate, annual or perennial herbs. Leaves opposite, entire. Stipules 0. Flowers in groups, axillary, ± sessile. Perianth with 5 lobes with a membranous margin and a mucro on the back just below the tip. Stamens 5, free. Ovary superior, consisting of 2 carpels, 2-locular with 2 ovules per loculus. Styles 2, free. Fruit a circumscissile, 4-seeded capsule, the lid splitting into 2 valves. Worldwide: 3 species in Africa, India and Australia. Caprivi: 1 taxon. |
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Flora of Botswana: ZaleyaFlora of Burundi: Zaleya
Flora of the DRC: Zaleya
Flora of Malawi: Zaleya
Flora of Mozambique: Zaleya
Flora of Rwanda: Zaleya
Flora of Zambia: Zaleya
Flora of Zimbabwe: Zaleya
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): ZaleyaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Zaleya
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Zaleya
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Zaleya
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iNaturalist: Zaleya
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Zaleya
JSTOR Plant Science: Zaleya
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Zaleya
Plants of the World Online: Zaleya
Tropicos: Zaleya
Wikipedia: Zaleya
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