Plantaginaceae

Scoparia L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 116 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & Subtropical America.

Descriptions

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

Morphology General Habit
Erect, branched herbs or low shrubs; leaves opposite or whorled, gland-dotted and with entire or serrate margins.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers solitary or paired (rarely 4) in the leaf-axils, usually long-stalked; calyx 4–5-parted, the segments imbricate, nearly free; corolla white, nearly rotate, 4-lobed with subequal lobes, densely bearded in the throat
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens 4; anther-cells distinct, parallel or divergent
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Style
Style pubescent, club-shaped with truncate or notched stigma
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule 2-valved, membranous; seeds numerous, angular.
Distribution
A tropical American genus of 20 species, one of them (the Cayman species) also in the Old World tropics and subtropics.
[Cayman]

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

Morphology General Habit
Herbs or small shrubs
Morphology Leaves
Leaves opposite or verticillate, glandular-punctate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers axillary, several together, ebracteolate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx 4- or 5-lobed, imbricate, glandularpunctate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla rotate, 4-lobed, throat densely bearded
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens 4, ± equal; anthers with parallel or divergent cells; style longer than the calyx; stigma truncate or emarginate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit capsular, septicidal, valves entire
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds numerous.
[FTEA]

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

Morphology General Habit
Annual herb, or rarely small shrub, much branched, erect, glabrous or pubescent.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves opposite or verticillate, entire or dentate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence raceme-like or flowers axillary, solitary or paired.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx 4–5-lobed, lobes ovate to lanceolate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla regular, rotate, 4-lobed, throat bearded; lobes obtuse, subequal.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens 4, subequal, filaments filiform, anthers sagittate with divergent or parallel loculi.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Style
Style subclavate at apex, stigma truncate or emarginate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule globose or ovoid.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds numerous, angular.
[FZ]

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

  • 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