Lythraceae

Woodfordia Salisb.

First published in Parad. Lond. 1: t. 42 (1806)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Nigeria to Cameroon, NE. & E. Tropical Africa, Comoros, Madagascar, Arabian Peninsula, Tropical & Subtropical Asia.

Descriptions

Lythraceae, B. Verdcourt. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1984

Morphology General Habit
Shrubs or small trees
Morphology Leaves
Leaves decussate, subcoriaceous, the lamina finely black-punctate beneath
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers slightly zygomorphic, in axillary cymes, (5–)6-merous
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx-tube tubular or tubular-urceolate; lobes short, ± triangular, alternating with small callous appendages
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals small, elliptic to lanceolate-attenuate, shorter or ± longer than the sepals
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens (10–)12, inserted in the tube below the middle, well exserted and often curved to one side
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil
Ovary sessile, oblong, incompletely 2-locular; style slender, often curved, exceeding ovary; ovules numerous
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule ellipsoid-ovoid, enclosed within the calyx-tube, thin-walled, breaking irregularly or ± 2-valved
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds numerous, compressed trigonous-ovoid, minute.
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Sources

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0