6330.000 Lysimachia L.

Description of the genus

Glabrous robust perennial (in ours). Leaves alternate, opposite or whorled, entire. Calyx deeply 5-6-lobed. Corolla campanulate, white, pink or mauve. Ovary superior. Fruit a dehiscent capsule. Ovary superior. Capsule valvate.

Worldwide: c. 150 species in temperate and warm regions.

Caprivi: 7 cultivated taxa.

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Species	Content
angustiloba (Engl.) U.Manns & Anderb.
arvensis (L.) U.Manns & Anderb.
barbata (P.Taylor) U.Manns & Anderb. barbata (P.Taylor) U.Manns & Anderb.
brevipes (P.Taylor) U.Manns & Anderb.
djalonis (A.Chev.) U.Manns & Anderb.
monelli (L.) U.Manns & Anderb.
tenuicaulis (Baker) U.Manns & Anderb.

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Flora of Malawi: Lysimachia
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Flora of Zambia: Lysimachia
Flora of Zimbabwe: Lysimachia
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Lysimachia

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Lysimachia
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Wikipedia: Lysimachia