Stems often bristly. Stipules usually 0. Inflorescences scapose or axillary, of 1-many-flowered racemes. Calyx tube cylindric. Petals pale yellow to scarlet or brick-red, rarely white, with a small ligule opposite the insertion. Stamens 5, 3 longer than the other 2. Capsule linear or narrowly ellipsoid, resembling a siliqua. Worldwide: 12 species in warm parts of Africa Zambia: 5 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| brevicaule (Urb.) R. Fern. var. rosulatum (Urb.) R. Fern. | N,E | Description, Image |
| brevicaule (Urb.) R. Fern. var. brevicaule | ||
| glanduliferum (Klotzsch) R.Fern. | Description, Image | |
| lobatum (Urb.) R. Fern. | Description, Image | |
| longepedunculatum (Mast.) R. Fern. var. longepedunculatum | B,N,C,E,S | Description, Image |