- Family: Plantaginaceae Juss.
Scoparia L.
This genus is accepted, and its native range is Tropical & Subtropical America.
Descriptions
According to Flora of Tropical East Africa
[FTEA]Scrophulariaceae, S.A. Ghazanfar, F.N. Hepper & D. Philcox. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2008
- Habit
- Herbs or small shrubs
- Leaves
- Leaves opposite or verticillate, glandular-punctate
- Flowers
- Flowers axillary, several together, ebracteolate
- Calyx
- Calyx 4- or 5-lobed, imbricate, glandularpunctate
- Corolla
- Corolla rotate, 4-lobed, throat densely bearded
- Stamens
- Stamens 4, ± equal; anthers with parallel or divergent cells; style longer than the calyx; stigma truncate or emarginate
- Fruits
- Fruit capsular, septicidal, valves entire
- Seeds
- Seeds numerous.
According to Flora Zambesiaca
[FZ]Scrophulariaceae, D. Philcox. Flora Zambesiaca 8:2. 1990
- Habit
- Annual herb, or rarely small shrub, much branched, erect, glabrous or pubescent.
- Leaves
- Leaves opposite or verticillate, entire or dentate.
- Inflorescences
- Inflorescence raceme-like or flowers axillary, solitary or paired.
- Calyx
- Calyx 4–5-lobed, lobes ovate to lanceolate.
- Corolla
- Corolla regular, rotate, 4-lobed, throat bearded; lobes obtuse, subequal.
- Stamens
- Stamens 4, subequal, filaments filiform, anthers sagittate with divergent or parallel loculi.
- Style
- Style subclavate at apex, stigma truncate or emarginate.
- Fruits
- Capsule globose or ovoid.
- Seeds
- Seeds numerous, angular.
Images
_fullsize.jpg "Scoparia ericacea (Plantaginaceae)")
Distribution
Native to:
Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Galápagos, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia, Southwest Caribbean, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is., Yemen
Introduced into:
Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Central American Pac, Chad, Chagos Archipelago, Christmas I., Cocos (Keeling) Is., Comoros, Congo, East Himalaya, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., India, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nauru, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, Palestine, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre
Accepted Species
- Scoparia aemilii Chodat
- Scoparia annua Schltdl. & Cham.
- Scoparia dulcis L.
- Scoparia elliptica Cham.
- Scoparia ericacea Cham. & Schltdl.
- Scoparia hassleriana Chodat
- Scoparia mexicana R.E.Fr.
- Scoparia montevidensis (Spreng.) R.E.Fr.
- Scoparia pinnatifida Cham.
- Scoparia praedensa (R.E.Fr.) Botta & Cabrera
Synonyms
Other Data
Scoparia L. appears in other Kew resources:
Herbarium Catalogue (1 records)
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, L.B. [10917], Brazil | K001048605 |
Bibliography
First published in Sp. Pl.: 116 (1753)
Literature
Flora of West Tropical Africa
- —F.T.A. 4, 2: 354.
Flora Zambesiaca
- Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 52 (1754).
- Sp. Pl.: 116 (1753)
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Sp. P1.: 116 (1753)
Sources
Flora Zambesiaca
Flora Zambesiaca
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
Flora of Tropical East Africa
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Kew Backbone Distributions
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
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