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

Zambia: 3 taxa.

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SpeciesFZ divisionsProvincesContent
aequinoctiale T.C.E. Fr.NN,C
coeruleum A. DC. subsp. johnstonii (Baker) Verdc. var. mannii (Baker & C.H. Wright) Verdc.N
lanceolatum Forssk.N,CNDescription, Image

Other sources of information about Cynoglossum:

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Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Cynoglossum
Flora of Malawi: Cynoglossum
Flora of Mozambique: Cynoglossum
Flora of Zimbabwe: Cynoglossum

External websites:

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

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: Cynoglossum.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1197, retrieved 28 March 2024

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