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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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Hedbergia
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Hedbergia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Hedbergia
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iNaturalist: Hedbergia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Hedbergia
JSTOR Plant Science: Hedbergia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Hedbergia
Plants of the World Online: Hedbergia
Tropicos: Hedbergia
Wikipedia: Hedbergia

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: Hedbergia.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1982, retrieved 19 April 2024

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