2314.000 Pupalia A. Juss.

Description of the genus

Herbs (in ours) with opposite leaves. Inflorescence spike-like, terminal on stems and branches. Bracts subtending either a single bisexual flower and modified sterile flowers (micrantha) or more than one bisexual flower and triads of bisexual and sterile flowers; sterile flowers consisting of numerous hooked spines. Perianth segments 5. Stamens 5; pseudostaminodes 0. Fruit a capsule.

Worldwide: 4 species in the tropical Old World

Burundi: 2 taxa.

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Species		Content
grandiflora Peter
lappacea (L.) A. Juss.[Agg]

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Flora of Zimbabwe: Pupalia

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Pupalia
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Pupalia
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Pupalia
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Wikipedia: Pupalia