6973.000 Evolvulus
Mwanga Mwanga, I.J.-C., Sosef, M.S.M. & Simoes, A.R.G., (2022) Convolvulaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale Nouvelle Serie Jardin Botanique Meise, Belgique
Description of the genus
Annual or perennial herbs, not twining. Leaves simple, entire, usually ± sessile. Inflorescences of axillary, 1-few-flowered cymes. Sepals subequal. Corolla broadly funnel-shaped. Stamens 5. Ovary ovoid or spherical, 1-2-locular. Styles 2, quite or almost separate, each style forked for about half its length. Capsule 2-4-valved. Seeds 4 or fewer, glabrous. Worldwide: 98 species in warm and tropical America; 2 extending to the Old World. Uganda: 2 taxa. |
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| Species | FTEA divisions | Content |
| alsinoides (L.) L. var. alsinoides | Description, Image | |
| nummularius (L.) L. | Description, Image |
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