Angelonia Bonpl.

Scrophulariaceae, S.A. Ghazanfar, F.N. Hepper & D. Philcox. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2008

Morphology General Habit

Herbs or subscandent shrubs

Morphology Leaves

Leaves opposite or rarely subopposite, margins usually serrate

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers

Flowers single or paired in the upper axils, often racemose

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx

Calyx 5lobed

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens

Stamens 4, didynamous; anthers bithecal

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium

Ovary globose or ellipsoid, 2-locular; stigma acute

Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits

Fruit capsular, globose or ovoid, bivalvate, loculicidal

Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds

Seeds numerous, testa with a hyaline pitted membrane.

Note

Some 30 species endemic to the New World, especially Brazil. Two species ( A. biflora Benth. and A. angustifolia Benth.) have been introduced into cultivation in the Old World tropics for the value of the beautiful flowers, where A. biflora has become naturalized in some areas.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla

The very characteristic cavity or pocket in the lower lip of the corolla makes this an easily distinguished genus. Corolla 5-lobed, lobes spreading and rounded, the lower lip with a cavity