Neurotheca
Boutique, R. (1972) Gentianaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire - Rwanda - Burundi) Jardin Botanique National de Belgique
Paiva, J. & Nogueira, I. (1990) Gentianaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(4)
Description of the genus
Annual or perennial herbs. Stems erect, slender, simple or branched at the apex. Basal leaves elliptic; stem leaves from elliptic-ovate (lower) to linear or linear-lanceolate (upper). Flowers 4-merous, axillary, in long or short racemes or crowded in terminal corymb-like clusters, rarely solitary. Calyx leathery, tubular, 8–12 ribbed; lobes 3-nerved. Corolla tube cylindric or narrowly funnel-shaped, with 4-ovate lobes. Stamens 4; filaments inserted below the middle of the corolla tube, filiform, slightly unequal; anthers oblong-ellipsoid, not twisted. Ovary oblong-ovoid, unilocular; ovules numerous; style filiform; stigma bilobed. Capsule membranous, oblong-obovoid, bivalved. Worldwide: 3 species in tropical and South Africa DRC: 1 taxon. |
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