Fischer, E. (1999) Scrophulariaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Congo-Kinshasa, Rwanda & Burundi) Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Bruxelles
Lehmann, G. (1988) Plantaginaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(1)
Annual herbs, erect, mostly glabrous. Leaves opposite, mostly small, closely arranged at base of stem; cauline leaves much reduced in size, few. Flowers solitary in axils of upper leaves. Calyx 5-lobed; corolla bilabiate, tube often dilated at throat, upper lip bilobed, lower trilobed, all lobes spreading. Fruit a capsule ovoid or globose, small, loculicidally dehiscent. Seeds small, numerous. Worldwide: 20 species in tropical Africa, Asia and Australia. DRC: 4 taxa. |
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| Species | Botanical divisions | Content |
| baoulense A.Chev. | XI | |
| junceum (Roxb.) Buch.-Ham. ex Benth. | VII,XI | Description |
| macranthum Oliv. | VII,XI | Description |
| stachytarphetioides Engl. & Gilg | V,XI |