Dichondra J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

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

Morphology General Habit

Prostrate perennial herbs

Morphology Leaves

Leaf-blades cordate-reniform, petiolate

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers

Flowers small, solitary in leaf-axils

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx

Sepals ovate-spathulate

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla

Corolla somewhat shorter than calyx, 5-lobed

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary

Ovary 2-lobed, each lobe with 2 ovules; styles 2; stigmas capitate

Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits

Capsule 2-lobed, each lobe with 1 seed.

Distribution

Some fifteen species, one of which widespread in warmer parts of the world.

George R. Proctor (2012). Flora of the Cayman Isands (Second Edition). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Morphology General Habit

Slender perennial herbs, usually creeping and rooted at the nodes, more or less clothed with both simple and ‘malpighiaceous’ hairs; leaves small, roundish-cordate or reniform, entire and long-petiolate

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers

Flowers minute, stalked, solitary in the leaf-axils; sepals subequal, distinct; corolla broadly bell-shaped, deeply 5-lobed

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens

Stamens shorter than the corolla, inserted just below the sinuses of the lobes; anthers small, nearly globose

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary

Ovary 2-lobed, each lobe a single carpel with 2 ovules; styles 2, arising between the ovary-lobes; stigmas capitate

Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits

Fruit of 1 or 2 capsules, each usually 1-seeded; seeds subglobose, smooth.

Distribution

A nearly pantropical genus of about 12 species or fewer.

Convolvulaceae, Maria Leonor Gonçalves. Flora Zambesiaca 8:1. 1987

Morphology General Habit

Small prostrate perennial herbs, glabrous or softly hairy.

Morphology Leaves

Leaves simple, petiolate, cordate-circular or reniform, entire.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers

Flowers small, solitary, axillary, pedicellate; bracteoles 2, minute, subulate.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx

Sepals 5, more or less free, scarcely jointed at the base, subequal, ovate-spathulate, somewhat accrescent.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla

Corolla widely campanulate, deeply 5-lobed, not longer than the calyx, hirsute outside.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens

Stamens 5, shorter than the corolla; filaments filiform; anthers small; pollen smooth.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil

Ovary deeply bi-lobed; each lobe with 2 ovules; styles 2, gynobasic and inserted between the lobes, short, filiform; stigmas capitate.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits

Capsule bi-lobed; lobes subglobose, membranous, usually single-seeded, indehiscent or irregularly bivalved.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds

Seeds subglobose, smooth.