Frommia H. Wolff
Cannon, J.F.M. (1978)
Apiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4
Description of the genus
Perennial herbs. Leaves 3-pinnate with very finely divided ultimate segments. Umbels compound; calyx teeth obsolete; petals with strongly inflexed apices. Mature fruit pyriform; stylopodium low-conical; styles short, blunt and deflexed; mericarps slightly dorsally compressed, ribs only slightly developed. Vittae prominent in the mature fruit, 3 in each furrow and 4–6 on the commissure face. Endosperm somewhat curved on the inner face. Carpophore slightly 2-fid at the apex.
Species 1
Worldwide: Species 1. Malawi: 1 taxon. |
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
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Flora of Malawi: Genus page: Frommia. https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1908, retrieved 3 April 2025
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