Description
Annual or perennial herbs, usually (in ours) prostrate. Ochreae present. Leaves small compared to Persicaria. Inflorescences all axillary, each with 6 or fewer flowers; bracts similar to the leaves. Perianth segments 4, petaloid, not enlarging in fruit. Stamens 8. Styles 3, free; nut 3-angled.
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© Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
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Flora of Zimbabwe
Author: Mark Hyde
Author: Bart Wursten
Author: Petra Ballings
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2012). Polygonum Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 5 June 2012 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=515
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