2861.000 Fumaria L. - Fumitories

Exell, A.W. (1960) Fumariaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1)

Fischer, E. (2020) Papaveraceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale Nouvelle Serie Botanic Garden Meise, Belgium

Description of the genus

Annual herbs; stems erect or climbing, with numerous 2-4-pinnatisect cauline leaves. Flowers in leaf-opposed racemes. Sepals 2. Corolla strongly zygomorphic; the upper petal with a spur. Fruit a 1-seeded indehiscent nutlet.

Worldwide: 50 species, ranging from Europe to C Asia, the Himalayas and tropical East Africa

DRC: 1 taxon.

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abyssinica Hammar

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Flora of Malawi: Fumaria
Flora of Rwanda: Fumaria
Flora of Zimbabwe: Fumaria

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Fumaria
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Fumaria
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Fumaria
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iNaturalist: Fumaria
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Fumaria
JSTOR Plant Science: Fumaria
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Fumaria
Plants of the World Online: Fumaria
Tropicos: Fumaria
Wikipedia: Fumaria

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