Schweinfurthia A.Braun

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

Morphology General Habit

Herbs or subshrubs

Morphology Leaves

Leaves opposite below, alternate above

Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences

Flowers in lax racemes or solitary in leaf-axils

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx

Calyx deeply divided into 5 unequal lobes

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla

Corolla with 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 very unequal cells, the upper cell small, few-seeded, indehiscent, the lower cell large, many-seeded, dehiscing by a solitary pore and later splitting into several valves

Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds

Seeds ± radially symmetrical, with 4–6 longitudinal wing-like ridges.

Distribution

Six species in south-western Asia and north-eastern and eastern tropical Africa.