Spermatophyta: Dicotyledonae: Metachlamydeae: Gentianales

Loganiaceae

Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. (1983) Loganiaceae (inc. Buddlejaceae) Flora Zambesiaca 7(1)

Description of the family

Trees, shrubs or lianes. Stipules present or 0. Leaves opposite, less often in whorls of 3, simple. Inflorescence thyrsoid, cymose or 1-flowered. Flowers mostly actinomorphic, less often zygomorphic, usually bisexual, 4- or 5-merous (in ours). Sepals free or united. Corolla lobes partly united. Ovary superior or slightly inferior, (1-)2(-4)-locular. Fruit a berry, 1-many-seeded.

Worldwide: 29 genera and 570 species, tropical with a few temperate.

Caprivi: 1 genus and 5 taxa.

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Other sources of information about Loganiaceae:

Our websites:

Flora of Botswana: Loganiaceae
Flora of Malawi: Loganiaceae
Flora of Mozambique: Loganiaceae
Flora of Zambia: Loganiaceae
Flora of Zimbabwe: Loganiaceae
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Loganiaceae

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Loganiaceae
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Loganiaceae
Wikipedia: Loganiaceae


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-23

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2023). Flora of Caprivi: Family page: Loganiaceae.
https://www.capriviflora.com/speciesdata/family.php?family_id=123, retrieved 29 March 2023

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