Lehmann, G. (1988) Plantaginaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(1)
Annual or perennial herbs. Leaves all in radical rosettes (in ours), without stipules. Inflorescence a spike, terminating a scape (in ours). Flowers small, inconspicuous, subtended by a bract, usually 4-merous, sessile. Corolla gamopetalous, scarious, 3-4 lobed. Ovary superior. Fruit a capsule. Worldwide: 3 genera and 275 species, cosmopolitan Botswana: 4 genera and 6 taxa. |
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| Genus | Content |
| Bacopa Aubl. | Description |
| Dopatrium Buch.-Ham. | Description |
| Limnophila R. Br. | Description |
| Plantago L. | Description |