Krauseola Pax & K. Hoffm.

Wild, H. (1960-1) Caryophyllaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(2)

Description of the genus

Annual or perennial herbs with a sparse indumentum of branched hairs; stems erect or diffuse. Leaves opposite but usually arranged in false whorls, subsessile, obovate to narrowly oblanceolate, entire; stipules scarious. Flowers several in loose or compact cymes. Sepals 9–13, spirally arranged, imbricate. Petals 5–8, hyaline, much shorter than the sepals. Stamens 5–8, alternating with the petals. Ovary with numerous ovules; style with 5 stigmatic arms. Capsule 5-valved. Seeds numerous.

Worldwide: 2 species.

Mozambique: 1 taxon.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
mosambicina (Moss) Pax & K. Hoffm.	M

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External websites:

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

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Mozambique: Genus page: Krauseola.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=2249, retrieved 5 February 2025

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