Description
provided by Flora of Zimbabwe
Perennial herbs. Stipules adnate to petiole and
± sheathing the stem. Leaves circular or reniform in
outline, palmately lobed. Inflorescences axillary. Flowers small,
bisexual, green or yellowish, usually 4-merous. Hypanthium
urceolate, persistent, bearing around the constricted mouth 2
series of 4 elements: the outer ("epicalyx lobes") alternating
with the inner ("calyx lobes"). Petals 0. Stamens usually 4.
Achenes 1-8(-12), included within an inflated,
membranous urceolate calyx.
- license
- cc-by-nc
- copyright
- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Alchemilla Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=655
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
