Brummitt, R.K. (1990) Trichodesma Flora Zambesiaca 7(4)
Taton, A. (1971) Boraginaceae Flore du Congo du Rwanda et du Burundi Jardin Botanique National de Belgique
Annual or perennial herbs. Lower leaves ± opposite; upper subopposite or usually alternate. Inflorescence cymose, bracteate or not. Calyx, corolla and stamens 5(-6)-merous. Sepals lanceolate to ovate, strongly accrescent in fruit. Corolla campanulate to funnel-shaped, with ovate-acuminate to triangular lobes. Stamens and anthers converging to form a cone, with long shaggy hairs on the outer surfaces of the anther connectives. Ovary 4-lobed with a gynobasic style. Fruit either of 4 nutlets or a single sessile nutlet. Worldwide: 45 species in the tropical and warm Old World DRC: 5 taxa. |
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| Species | Botanical divisions | Content |
| ambacense Welw. subsp. hockii (De Wild.) Brummitt | III,XI | Description, Image |
| bequaertii De Wild. [End] | V,XI | |
| physaloides (Fenzl) A. DC. | IV,V,XI | Description, Image |
| vanmeelii Taton [End] | XI | |
| zeylanicum (Burm. f.) R. Br. | V,VII,VIII,IX,XI | Description, Image |