Hemiparasitic, annual, erect, glabrous herbs, turning black on drying. Leaves simple or pinnatisect with filiform segments. Inflorescence a raceme. with leaf-like bracts. Corolla white, cream, pink or pale blue; tube cylindric. Fruit a beaked capsule, usually strongly winged.
Stamens 4, didynamous; anthers 1-thecal.
Worldwide: 6 species in tropical and South Africa, India and tropical Australia
Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-23
Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A.(2023). Flora of Zambia: Genus page: Rhamphicarpa. https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1297, retrieved 26 September 2023
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