Malvaceae

Senra Cav.

First published in Diss. 2: 83 (1786)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is NE. Tropical Africa to Kenya, Arabian Peninsula, Pakistan to India.

Descriptions

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

Morphology General Habit
Shrubby herbs or shrubs
Morphology Leaves
Leaves shallowly 3-lobed; stipules filiform
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Flowers solitary in leaf axils or in axillary short racemes or clusters
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Epicalyx
Epicalyx of 3 ± broadly ovate-cordate entire bracts, scarious in fruit
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx 5-lobed to below the middle
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals glabrous
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
Ovary 5-celled, each cell with 2 ovules; style 5-branched
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit a loculicidal capsule with 5 prominent wings, at maturity dividing into 5 equal parts; seed one per cell, reniform.
Distribution
One species only, from the Horn of Africa through Arabia to India.
[FSOM]

Malvaceae, Bernard Verdcourt & Geoffrey Mwachala. Pavonia, B Verdcourt; Kosteletzkya, OJ Blanchard Jr.; Gossypium, P Fryxell & B Verdcourt. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2009

Morphology General Habit
Annual or perennial herbs, sometimes shrubby.
Morphology General Indumentum
Indumentum of stellate and simple hairs
Morphology Leaves
Leaves shallowly 3-lobed; stipules filiform
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers solitary or in short axillary inflorescences often forming terminal panicles
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Epicalyx
Epicalyx of 3 bracts, becoming scarious in fruit
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx 5-lobed to below the middle
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
Ovary 5-locular, each locule with 2 ovules.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Style
Style 5-branched
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit a loculicidal capsule with 5 prominent wings, eventually dividing into 5 equal parts.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds one per cell, reniform.
Note
A genus of one or perhaps two species but often wrongly said to have three in some literature. Vollesen recognised two species but Thulin considers the genus monotypic (see note).
[FTEA]

Sources

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. 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 2026. 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