Description
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Perennial herb (in ours). Leaves narrow, entire, 3-nerved. Flowers (4-)5-merous, in axillary clusters. Calyx with 3 short basal glands. Corolla actinomorphic; lobes shorter than tube, Filaments with a double-hooded scale at the base. Ovary 1-locular. Capsule obovoid with numerous seeds.
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Enicostema Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1095
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Enicostema: Brief Summary
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Enicostema is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gentianaceae.
Its native range is Ethiopia to Southern Africa and Southern Malesia, Central America, Caribbean to Venezuela.
Species:
Enicostema axillare (Poir. ex Lam.) A.Raynal
Enicostema elizabethiae Veldkamp
Enicostema verticillatum (L.) Engl.
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