6486.000 Pycnosphaera Gilg

Paiva, J. & Nogueira, I. (1990) Gentianaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(4)

Description of the genus

Annual or perennial robust herb. Stem erect, simple or branched at inflorescence, terete, 2-ridged. Leaves opposite, the basal ones wider than the cauline ones. Inflorescence terminal cymes. Flowers 3-merous; calyx unequal, lobes keeled; corolla tube cylindric. Ovary unilocular; ovules numerous. Fruit a capsule, bivalved.

Worldwide: Five species in tropical Africa.

Zambia: 1 taxon.

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SpeciesFZ divisionsProvincesContent
buchananii (Baker) N.E. Br.N,W,CNw,N,Lk,WDescription, Image

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Flora of Botswana: Pycnosphaera
Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Pycnosphaera
Flora of Malawi: Pycnosphaera
Flora of Zimbabwe: Pycnosphaera

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Pycnosphaera
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Pycnosphaera
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Pycnosphaera
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Pycnosphaera
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Pycnosphaera
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Pycnosphaera
JSTOR Plant Science: Pycnosphaera
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Pycnosphaera
Plants of the World Online: Pycnosphaera
Tropicos: Pycnosphaera
Wikipedia: Pycnosphaera

Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Genus page: Pycnosphaera.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1097, retrieved 28 March 2024

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