Euploca Nutt.

Wunderlin, R.P., Hansen, B.F. & Franck, A.R. (2018) Flora of Florida. Volume 5. University Press of Florida

Description of the genus

Annual or perennial herbs. Leaves alternate, simple, pinnate-veined, without stipules. Flowers in terminal or axillary scorpioid cymes, actinomorphic, bracteate; sepals 5, basally connate; petals 5, basally connate. Fruit four 1-seeded nutlets.

Worldwide: 168 species in North America, Tropical America, Africa, Madagascar, Tropical Asia and Australia.

Botswana: 3 taxa.

Euploca katangensis

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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
katangensis (Gürke ex De Wild.) E.L.A.N.Simons & WieringaNDescription, Image
ovalifolia (Forssk.) Diane & HilgerN,SW,SEDescription, Image
strigosa (Willd.) Diane & HilgerN,SWDescription, Image

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Flora of Burundi: Euploca
Flora of Caprivi: Euploca
Flora of Malawi: Euploca
Flora of Zambia: Euploca
Flora of Zimbabwe: Euploca

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Euploca
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Euploca
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Euploca
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iNaturalist: Euploca
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Euploca
JSTOR Plant Science: Euploca
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Euploca
Plants of the World Online: Euploca
Tropicos: Euploca
Wikipedia: Euploca

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Botswana: Genus page: Euploca.
https://www.botswanaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=2556, retrieved 21 November 2024

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