Description
provided by Flora of Zimbabwe
Annual or perennial herbs,
rarely shrubs. Ochreae present. Flowers polygamous and heterostylous, borne in
axillary elongated racemes. Male flowers with a very short tube and
4-5 petaloid perianth segments. Bisexual flowers tubular; perianth segments
persistent, the tube accrescent in fruit. Pedicels of
bisexual flowers lengthening and thickening, those of the male flowers
withering. Stamens 8, in 2 series, 5 outer and 3 inner. Styles 3.
Fruiting perianth unarmed or with 3 prickles, sometimes
winged.
- 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). Oxygonum Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=518
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings