Description
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Annual or perennial herbs.
Stipules fimbriate. Leaves opposite. Flowers in cymose heads, bisexual,
mono- or di-morphic, developing in fruit into a long simple spike.
Calyx: tube ovoid or elongate-oblong; lobes unequal,
5, 1-3 foliaceous and large. Corolla: tube long and narrow;
lobes (in ours) ovate to circular, narrowing near base. Capsule
oblong, flattened, ribbed. Seeds, small, reticulate.
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Otomeria Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1367
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Otomeria: Brief Summary
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Otomeria is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.
Its native range is Tropical Africa.
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