7939.000 Dyschoriste Nees

Description of the genus

Suffrutices or small shrubs. Inflorescence of axillary cymes or solitary. Calyx actinomorphic, 5-lobed. Corolla distinctly 2-lipped; upper lip 2-lobed; lower lip 3-lobed. Fertile stamens 4, didynamous. Capsule cylindric. Seeds bearing hygroscopic hairs; seeds 2 per loculus.

Worldwide: 65 species in tropical and warm regions

DRC: 5 taxa.

The larvae of the following species of insect eat species of this genus:

Zizula hylax (Gaika blue)

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
multicaulis (Hochst. ex A.Rich.)
nagchana (Nees) Bennet		Description, Image
radicans Nees
trichocalyx (Oliv.) Lindau subsp. trichocalyx
trichocalyx (Oliv.) Lindau subsp. verticillaris (C.B. Clarke) Vollesen		Description, Image

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Flora of Botswana: Dyschoriste
Flora of Burundi: Dyschoriste
Flora of Malawi: Dyschoriste
Flora of Mozambique: Dyschoriste
Flora of Rwanda: Dyschoriste
Flora of Zambia: Dyschoriste
Flora of Zambia: cultivated Dyschoriste
Flora of Zimbabwe: Dyschoriste
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Dyschoriste

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Dyschoriste
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EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Dyschoriste
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Dyschoriste
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Dyschoriste
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Tropicos: Dyschoriste
Wikipedia: Dyschoriste