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Lelya
Bridson, D.M. & Verdcourt, B. (2003) Rubiaceae, Part 3 Flora Zambesiaca 5(3)
Description of the genus
Prostrate perennial herb. Leaves paired, small, shortly petiolate; stipules in lower part of stem with sheath produced into a triangular lobe. Inflorescence terminal triads or sometimes solitary. Flowers small; calyx tube ovoid or ellipsoid; lobes 4, equal, oblong-elliptic or oblong-spathulate, rather thick, exceeding the tube, joined at the base to form a free tube; corolla tube shortly cylindric or narrowly funnel-shaped; lobes 4. Fruit capsular with bony walls, ellipsoid, produced into a solid beak; at length apically, dehiscent Seeds few, blackish, angular, pitted. Worldwide: One species in tropical Africa. Malawi: 1 taxon. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| osteocarpa Bremek. | N | Description, Image |
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