Plantaginaceae

Misopates Raf.

First published in Autik. Bot.: 158 (1840)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Europe to Himalaya, Macaronesia to NE. & E. Tropical Africa, Arabian Peninsula.

Descriptions

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

Morphology General Habit
Herbs, annual, simple or branched, glabrous or glandular-pilose.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves simple, entire, usually opposite below, becoming alternate above.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers zygomorphic in terminal racemes, or solitary-axillary.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx 5-lobed; lobes longer than corolla tube, markedly unequal.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla tubular; tube broadly cylindric, wide mouthed, gibbous at base, villous within.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens 4, didynamous, included.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
Ovary bilocular; ovules many.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule ovoid, gibbous, opening with 2 pores.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds somewhat flattened, one face finely tuberculate with a wide, raised, papillose border, the other smooth, keeled and produced into a narrow wing.
[FZ]

M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS

Morphology General Habit
Annual herbs
Morphology Leaves
Leaves opposite below, alternate above
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Flowers in racemes
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx deeply divided into 5 unequal lobes
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla with the tube gibbous at base but not spurred; limb 2-lipped, the lower lip with a prominent palate closing the mouth of the tube
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens 4, included, the adjacent pairs of anthers marginally coherent
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Style
Style filiform; stigma capitate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit a capsule with unequal cells, dehiscing by apical pores
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds dorsiventrally asymmetrical, the ventral face with a marginal ridge or wing
Distribution
Genus of some seven species from the Cape Verde Is. in the west through the Mediterranean Region to India and Nepal in the east
Note
Some of the species are distinguished mainly by seed characters.
[FSOM]

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

Morphology General Habit
Annual herbs
Morphology Leaves
Leaves opposite but those in the upper part of the stem alternate, entire, minutely veined, shortly petiolate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers axillary or in a leafy terminal raceme, sessile or shortly pedicellate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx 5-lobed, with long narrow segments, at least as long as the corolla tube, the posterior exceeding the others
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla bilabiate, small or medium, saccate at the base, not spurred; upper lip 2-lobed; lower lip 3lobed produced into a large palate closing the hairy throat.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Staminode very small, scale-like Stamens 4, inserted at the base of the tube.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule ovoid, oblique, thick walled, locules unequal, the anterior locule broad and short, dehiscing by two apical pores, posterior locule small with a single pore.
[FTEA]

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

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

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • 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

  • 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