7064.000 Cynoglossum L.

Description of the genus

Annual, biennial or perennial herbs. Leaves alternate. Inflorescence of scorpioid cymes. Flowers bisexual. Calyx 5-lobed, not or only slightly accrescent. Corolla tube short, cylindric or funnel-shaped, closed with 5 scales at the throat; lobes 5. Ovary of 4 separate lobes. Style gynobasic. Fruit of 4 nutlets; nutlets depressed, glochidiate.

Worldwide: c. 75 species in temperate and warm regions, mainly Old World

Rwanda: 0 taxa.

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Flora of Burundi: Cynoglossum
Flora of Malawi: Cynoglossum
Flora of Mozambique: Cynoglossum
Flora of Zambia: Cynoglossum
Flora of Zimbabwe: Cynoglossum

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Cynoglossum
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Cynoglossum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Cynoglossum
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cynoglossum
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Cynoglossum
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Tropicos: Cynoglossum
Wikipedia: Cynoglossum