Hedbergia Molau

Philcox, D. (1990) Scrophulariaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(2)

Description of the genus

Perennial herbs, sometimes shrubby, erect to scrambling, branched below, becoming tufted, pubescent. Leaves opposite, sessile, crenate or serrate, decreasing in size above. Flowers solitary, axillary, shortly pedicellate, ebracteolate. Calyx 4-lobed; lobes straight. Corolla subrotate, 5-lobed. Fruit a capsule ovoid. Seeds numerous, white, longitudinally winged.

Worldwide: One species in tropical Africa.

Zambia: 1 taxon.

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Species	FZ divisions	Provinces	Content
abyssinica (Benth.) Molau	E	Mc	Description, Image

Other sources of information about Hedbergia:

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Flora of Malawi: Hedbergia

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ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Hedbergia
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Hedbergia
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Hedbergia
Wikipedia: Hedbergia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Hedbergia
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Hedbergia

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: Hedbergia.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1982, retrieved 21 March 2023

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