Plantaginaceae

Stemodia L.

First published in Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 1118 (1759)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropics & Subtropics.

Descriptions

George R. Proctor (2012). Flora of the Cayman Isands (Second Edition). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Morphology General Habit
Herbs or low shrubs, mostly glandular-pubescent and aromatic; leaves opposite or whorled, serrate or toothed
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers solitary in the axils or in terminal, often leafy-bracted spikes or racemes; calyx 5-parted, the segments imbricate, equal and nearly free.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla with nearly cylindrical tube, the limb 2-lipped, the upper lip notched or entire, the lower 3-lobed
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens 4; anthers-cells distinct, stalked. Stigma usually 2-lobed
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule 2- valved, the valves 2-cleft; seeds striate or reticulate.
Distribution
A pantropical genus of about 30 species.
[Cayman]

Scrophulariaceae, D. Philcox. Flora Zambesiaca 8:2. 1990

Morphology General Habit
Annual, glandular-pubescent, often aromatic herbs, much-branched, or subshrubs.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves opposite or verticillate, occasionally alternate below, simple, subentire to variously toothed.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers zygomorphic in lax terminal racemes or solitary-axillary, pedicellate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Pedicels uni- or bibracteolate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx 5-lobed; lobes narrow, equal or subequal.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla tubular; tube cylindric; upper lip broad, emarginate to entire; lower lip trilobed.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens 4, didynamous, included; filaments slender; anther thecae stipitate, all fertile.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Style
Style usually bilobed.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule globose, ovoid, sometimes acuminate, valves 2, bifid or 4; usually loculicidally dehiscent Seeds numerous, small, striate.
[FZ]

Scrophulariaceae, S.A. Ghazanfar, F.N. Hepper & D. Philcox. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2008

Morphology General Habit
Herbs or undershrubs, glandular-pubescent, often aromatic
Morphology Leaves
Leaves opposite or whorled
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers solitary in the axils of leaves or in a crowded leafy spike
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx deeply 5-lobed, lobes narrow, imbricate, equal or subequal
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla white or blue, 2lipped, tube cylindrical
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens 4, didynamous, included, filaments filiform, antherthecae stipitate, all fertile
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
Ovary with the style dilated at the apex, usually 2-lobed
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule narrow ovoid or globose, dehiscence loculicidal or sometimes septicidal, valves 2 or 4
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds numerous, minute.
[FTEA]

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0