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899.010 Murdannia
Description of the genus
Perennial herb (in ours), arising from a rhizome. Flowers in terminal or terminal and axillary thyrses, slightly zygomorphic, bisexual. Sepals 3, free. Petals 3, free, blue, purple or white. Stamens 2-3, fertile. Staminodes (0-)3(-4). Ovary 3-locular. Derivation of name: after Murdan Aly, plant collector and keeper of the herbarium at Saharunpore, India. Worldwide: c.50 species, in tropical and warm areas. Mozambique: 1 taxon. |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| simplex (Vahl) Brenan | T,MS,GI,M | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Murdannia:
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Flora of Burundi: MurdanniaFlora of Caprivi: Murdannia
Flora of Malawi: Murdannia
Flora of Zambia: Murdannia
Flora of Zimbabwe: Murdannia
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): MurdanniaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Murdannia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Murdannia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Murdannia
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Murdannia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Murdannia
JSTOR Plant Science: Murdannia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Murdannia
Plants of the World Online: Murdannia
Tropicos: Murdannia
Wikipedia: Murdannia
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