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Suffrutices or small shrubs. Inflorescence of axillary cymes or solitary. Calyx actinomorphic, 5-lobed. Corolla distinctly 2-lipped; upper lip 2-lobed; lower lip 3-lobed. Fertile stamens 4, didynamous. Capsule cylindric. Seeds bearing hygroscopic hairs; seeds 2 per loculus. Worldwide: 65 species in tropical and warm regions Caprivi: 6 cultivated taxa. The larvae of the following species of insect eat species of this genus:
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Species | Content |
multicaulis (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) | |
nagchana (Nees) Bennet | Description, Image |
radicans Nees | |
trichocalyx (Oliv.) Lindau[Agg] | |
trichocalyx (Oliv.) Lindau subsp. trichocalyx | |
trichocalyx (Oliv.) Lindau subsp. verticillaris (C.B. Clarke) Vollesen | Description, Image |
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