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Genus: Anagallis Life
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> Family: Primulaceae
About 20-25 species, native to Africa and South America and
in addition there is one species with a pantropical distribution. Six species
are native to southern Africa, two species are naturalised and an additional
species is cultivated in the region. Previously placed in the Myrsinaceae.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI),
Flora of
Zimbabwe and
Flora of Mozambique.
Anagallis acuminata
Recorded from Zimbabwe. |
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Anagallis barbata
Recorded from Zimbabwe and Mozambique. |
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Anagallis gracilipes
Recorded from Zimbabwe and Mozambique. |
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Anagallis huttonii |
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Anagallis serpens
Recorded from Zimbabwe. |
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Anagallis tenuicaulis |
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Species naturalised in southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI).
Anagallis arvensis (Scarlet
pimpernel) |
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Anagallis pumila |
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Other species, cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Anagallis monellii
Native to the Mediterranean. |
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