8136.200 Oldenlandia L.

Description of the genus

Annual or perennial herbs. Stipules with 1-several fimbriae. Leaves opposite. Flowers bisexual, heterostylous or isostylous, in terminal or axillary inflorescences, sometimes fasciculate or solitary at nodes. Calyx lobes 4 (in ours). Corolla lobes 4. Ovary 2-locular. Capsule subspherical to oblong, usually with a beak.

Derivation of name: after Hendrik Bernhard Oldenland, c. 1663-1699, German-born South African botanist.

Worldwide: 300 species in the tropics, especially in Africa.

Caprivi: 9 cultivated taxa.

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Species	Content
affinis (Roem. & Schult.) DC.[Agg]
capensis L.f.[Agg]
corymbosa L.[Agg]
echinulosa K.Schum.[Agg]
herbacea (L.) Roxb.[Agg]	Description, Image
lancifolia (Schumach.) DC.[Agg]
nervosa Hiern
rosulata K.Schum.[Agg]
scopulorum Bullock

Other sources of information about Oldenlandia:

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Flora of Botswana: Oldenlandia
Flora of Caprivi: Oldenlandia
Flora of Malawi: Oldenlandia
Flora of Mozambique: Oldenlandia
Flora of Zambia: Oldenlandia
Flora of Zimbabwe: Oldenlandia

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Oldenlandia
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Oldenlandia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Oldenlandia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Oldenlandia
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iNaturalist: Oldenlandia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Oldenlandia
JSTOR Plant Science: Oldenlandia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Oldenlandia
Plants of the World Online: Oldenlandia
Tropicos: Oldenlandia
Wikipedia: Oldenlandia