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Fayaz, F. (2011) Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants Firefly Books, New Zealand
Herbs, terrestrial, sometimes epiphytic; annuals, perennials or suffrutescent perennials; stems succulent, rarely woody below, erect or procumbent, often rooting at lower nodes, occasionally acaulescent. Leaves spirally arranged, opposite or in verticils. Inflorescence of racemes or fascicles or solitary flowers, axillary. Flowers with lateral sepals 2, lower sepal with spur; petals 5 the 4 lateral ones united into pairs. Fruit a capsule, elastically dehiscent. Seeds many. Worldwide: >1,000 species in tropical and sub-tropical montane regions. Burundi: 16 taxa. Insects associated with this genus:
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| apiculata De Wild. | ||
| assurgens Baker | Description, Image | |
| bequaertii De Wild.[NrEnd] | Image | |
| briartii De Wild. & T. Durand | ||
| burtonii Hook.f. | Image | |
| bururiensis Grey-Wilson | ||
| erecticornis R.Wilczek & G.M.Schulze | ||
| gesneroidea Gilg | ||
| irvingii Hook. f. | Description, Image | |
| keilii Gilg | ||
| kivuensis Eb.Fisch., Abrah., Holstein & S.B.Jansse | ||
| mildbraedii Gilg | ||
| niamniamensis Gilg | Image | |
| purpureoviolacea Gilg | ||
| runssorensis Warb. | ||
| stuhlmannii Warb. |
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