- Family:
- Molluginaceae Bartl.
- Genus:
- Paramollugo Thulin
Paramollugo nudicaulis (Lam.) Thulin

[FWTA]
Molluginaceae, Hutchinson and Dalziel. Flora of West Tropical Africa 1:1. 1954
- Morphology General Habit
- An erect glabrous annual, 3–10 in. high
- Ecology
- In waste places
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers greenish-white.
[FSOM]
M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS
- Morphology General Habit
- Annual or short-lived perennial herb with numerous erect or ascending inflorescences arising from a stemless whorl of basal leaves
- Morphology Leaves
- Basal leaves sessile or nearly so, oblanceolate to obovate, 9–50 x 2–11(–27) mm, base cuneate, tip rounded
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Flowers solitary; pedicels up to 1–1.5 cm long Cymes often trichotomous, pedunculate, up to 7.5–20 cm high; bracts up to 2 mm long, membranous
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Sepals white, 1.7–2.5 mm
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens 3–5
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Capsule 3-valved
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seeds 0.5–0.7 mm long, papillate, black.
- Distribution
- N1; S1 pantropical.
- Ecology
- Altitude range 175–1400 m.
[FTEA]
Aïzoaceae, C. Jeffrey. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1961
- Morphology General Habit
- A glabrous herb with a rosette of basal leaves and erect or ascending cymosely-branched leafless inflorescences, 2.5–35 cm. high.
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves all radical, oblanceolate or obovate, entire, rounded at apex, narrowed to a sessile or subpetiolate base, 9–40 mm. long, 2–27 mm. wide.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescences of several (rarely 1, sometimes many) forking branches arising from the crown. Branches leafless, bearing at the nodes only inconspicuous membranous brownish lanceolate bracts about 2 mm. long.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers greenish, pedicellate, solitary.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Pedicel
- Pedicels 1–1.5 mm. long.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Sepals 5; stamens 3–5, hypogynous.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Carpels
- Carpels 3, styles 3, short.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seeds compressed, ovate, granular.
- Habitat
- A weed of roadsides and of open and waste places and cultivated ground; 0–1800 m.
- Distribution
- K1 K2 K3 K4 K5 K7 T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 T6 T8 U1 pantropical
[FZ]
Molluginaceae, M. L. Gonçalves. Flora Zambesiaca 4. 1978
- Morphology General Habit
- A small glabrous pale green herb with a rosette of basal leaves and erect or ascending branching leafless inflorescences, up to 30 cm. high.
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves many, fleshy, all radical, more or less appressed to the ground; laminas 6–67 × 2–20 mm., oblanceolate or obovate, entire, rounded at apex, narrowed to a sessile or sub-petiolate base.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescence of several 2–3-forked branches, erect or ascending, arising from the basal rosette; branches bearing at nodes only inconspicuous membranous brownish lanceolate bracts c. 2 mm. long.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers c. 3 mm. long, greenish or whitish, solitary, on pedicels 1–1·5 cm. long.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Perianth
- Perianth-segments 5, greenish or whitish with brownish keel.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens 3–5.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Carpels
- Carpels, styles and stigmas 3.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seeds compressed, ovate, black, finely granular.
Native to:
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Repu, Chad, China Southeast, Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, East Himalaya, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Hainan, India, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Pakistan, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced into:
Aldabra
Paramollugo nudicaulis (Lam.) Thulin appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Sep 1, 2016 | Leeuwenberg, A. [8903], Cameroon | Mollugo nudicaulis | K000608095 | No | |
Jan 1, 2006 | Ranaivojaona, R. [1442], Madagascar | Mollugo nudicaulis | K000607662 | holotype | Yes |
Jan 1, 1988 | Lowe, R.T. [37], Cape Verde | Mollugo nudicaulis | K001134120 | No | |
Jan 1, 1988 | Cardoso, J. [153], Cape Verde | Mollugo nudicaulis | K001134116 | No | |
Jan 1, 1988 | Forsyth [s.n.], Cape Verde | Mollugo nudicaulis | K001134118 | No | |
Jan 1, 1988 | Lowe, R.T. [s.n.], Cape Verde | Mollugo nudicaulis | K001134119 | No | |
Jan 1, 1988 | Bolle, C. [s.n.], Cape Verde | Mollugo nudicaulis | K001134117 | No | |
Ash [933], Ethiopia | Mollugo nudicaulis | 36279.000 | No | ||
Scott Elliot, G.F. [2978], Madagascar | Mollugo nudicaulis | K000232028 | Yes | ||
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 648], Myanmar | Mollugo nudicaulis | K001111472 | Yes | ||
Hufrenot, D. [s.n.], Senegal | Mollugo nudicaulis | K001134114 | Yes | ||
Kotschy, T. [47], Senegal | Mollugo nudicaulis | K001134115 | Yes | ||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 648], Bangladesh | Mollugo nudicaulis | K001111473 | Yes | ||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 648] | Mollugo nudicaulis | K001111474 | Yes | ||
Hooker, J.D. [163], Cape Verde | Mollugo nudicaulis | K001134113 | Yes |
First published in Taxon 65: 786 (2016)
Accepted by
- Yao, G. (2019). Taxonomic revision of Chinese Molluginaceae Journal of Tropical and Subtropical Botany 27: 713-720.
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