Vahliaceae

Vahlia Thunb.

First published in Nov. Gen. Pl. 2: 36 (1782), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Africa, Arabian Peninsula, Iran to Indian Subcontinent.

Descriptions

Vahliaceae, M. Bridson. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1975

Note
Characters of the family.
[FTEA]

Vahliaceae, D. M. Bridson. Flora Zambesiaca 4. 1978

Morphology General Habit
Annual herbs or suffrutices, branched and erect, glabrous or pubescent with multicellular, often gland-tipped hairs.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves sessile to subsessile, ovate to linear, midrib apparent but lateral veins obscure.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescences erect, sessile to subsessile or pedunculate; flowers sessile to subsessile or pedicellate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx-tube campanulate to subglobose, often distinctly 5-veined.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals shorter than or just exceeding the calyx-lobes, lanceolate to orbicular; margin entire to crenate or irregularly dentate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens Filaments
Filaments with or without a widened membranous area or scale-like appendage at the base.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Style
Style-arms spreading, shorter than or exceeding the calyx-lobes; style-bases separate to the disk or shortly above it.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule subglobose or obovoid, all floral parts (except anthers) persistent.
[FZ]

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

Distribution
Genus of five species, all in Africa, two extending to India or beyond.
Note
Description as for the family.
[FSOM]

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

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

  • 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 2024. 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 2024. 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