Description
provided by Flora of Zimbabwe
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.
- license
- cc-by-nc
- copyright
- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Polycarpon Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=571
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
