2314.000 Pupalia A. Juss.

Description of the genus

Herbs (in ours) with opposite leaves. Inflorescence spike-like, terminal on stems and branches. Bracts subtending either a single bisexual flower and modified sterile flowers (micrantha) or more than one bisexual flower and triads of bisexual and sterile flowers; sterile flowers consisting of numerous hooked spines. Perianth segments 5. Stamens 5; pseudostaminodes 0. Fruit a capsule.

Worldwide: 4 species in the tropical Old World

Mozambique: 5 taxa.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
grandiflora Peter	N
lappacea (L.) A. Juss. var. glabrescens Towns.	N
lappacea (L.) A. Juss. var. velutina (Moq.) Hook. f.	N,Z,MS,GI	Description, Image
lappacea (L.) A. Juss. var. lappacea	N,T,MS,GI,M	Description
micrantha Hauman	N,Z,MS	Description, Image

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Flora of Caprivi: Pupalia
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Flora of Zambia: Pupalia
Flora of Zimbabwe: Pupalia

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Pupalia
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EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Pupalia
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Pupalia
JSTOR Plant Science: Pupalia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Pupalia
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Wikipedia: Pupalia