Leistner, O.A. (2005) Seed plants of southern tropical Africa: families and genera SABONET Report No. 26 SABONET, Pretoria
Densely branched glandular undershrubs with an unpleasant smell. Flowers solitary or few. Calyx ± actinomorphic, divided almost to base into linear segments. Corolla ± actinomorphic, weakly 2-lipped; lobes lilac, throat orange. Stamens 4; anthers 2-thecous. Ovary with 2 ovules per loculus, only one developing into a seed. Capsule 2-seeded. Seeds borne on retinacula. Worldwide: 5 species in tropical Africa DRC: 1 taxon. |
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