Flora of Caprivi: Cultivated plants
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5945.000 Torilis
Description of the genus
Erect or procumbent annual herbs with a taproot. Leaves compound, variable, pinnate to 3-pinnate. Umbels compound. Bracts generally 0; bracteoles present, linear. Petals white or pinkish. Fruit covered with glochidiate spines. Somewhat similar to species of Agrocharis, but these differ in possessing bracts. Derivation of name: A meaningless name coined by Adanson Worldwide: 15 species centered in the Mediterranean area but extending to E Asia and tropical and southern Africa Caprivi: 1 cultivated taxon. |
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Flora of Zimbabwe: Torilis
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): TorilisBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Torilis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Torilis
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Torilis
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iNaturalist: Torilis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Torilis
JSTOR Plant Science: Torilis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Torilis
Plants of the World Online: Torilis
Tropicos: Torilis
Wikipedia: Torilis
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