2328.020 Achyropsis (Moq.) Hook. f.

Description of the genus

Annual or perennial herbs. Leaves opposite. Inflorescences ± capitate to spicate, terminal on stems and branches. Modified sterile flowers 0; all flowers bisexual. Bracts persistent. Perianth segments 4-5, glabrous, 1-3-nerved. Stamens 4-5, alternating with distinct pseudostaminodes. Ovary with 1 pendulous ovule. Fruit a thin-walled capsule, splitting irregularly.

Worldwide: 6 species in tropical and South Africa

Zambia: 2 taxa.

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Species	FZ divisions	Provinces	Content
laniceps C.B. Clarke	W,C	Cb,C
leptostachya (E. Mey. ex Meisn.) Baker & C.B. Clarke	N		Description

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Flora of Botswana: Achyropsis
Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Achyropsis
Flora of Malawi: Achyropsis
Flora of Mozambique: Achyropsis
Flora of Zimbabwe: Achyropsis

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Achyropsis
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Achyropsis
JSTOR Plant Science: Achyropsis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Achyropsis
Plants of the World Online: Achyropsis
Tropicos: Achyropsis
Wikipedia: Achyropsis

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: Achyropsis.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=536, retrieved 19 April 2024

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