Puff, C. in Verdcourt, B. (1988) Otiophora Flora Zambesiaca 5(1)
Small shrubs, subshrubs or herbs. Leaves opposite and decussate or in whorls of 3. Flowers bisexual, not heterostylous, 4-5-merous. Calyx lobes unequal, one enlarged leaf-like, the others minute. Corolla with both stamens and style exserted. Fruit with crown of persistent calyx, splitting into two mericarps. Worldwide: 20 species in tropical Africa and Madagascar Burundi: 12 taxa. |
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| Species | Content | |
| caerulea (Hiern) Bullock | Description, Image | |
| lebruniana (Bamps) Robbr. & Puff [Agg] | ||
| lebruniana (Bamps) Robbr. & Puff var. devrediana (Bamps) Robbr. & Puff | ||
| lebruniana (Bamps) Robbr. & Puff var. lebruniana | ||
| pauciflora Baker [Agg] | ||
| pauciflora Baker subsp. burttii (Milne-Redh.) Verdc. | ||
| pycnostachys K.Schum. | ||
| rupicola Verdc. | ||
| scabra Zucc. [Agg] | ||
| scabra Zucc. subsp. scabra | Description, Image | |
| villicaulis Mildbr. var. villicaulis | Description, Image | |
| villicaulis Mildbr. [Agg] |