Mollugo

  • Authority

    Acevedo-Rodríguez, Pedro & collaborators. 1996. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78: 1-581.

  • Family

    Molluginaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Mollugo

  • Description

    Genus Description - Annual herbs. Leaves basal and cauline; basal leaves forming a rosette; cauline leaves opposite or whorled- stipules deciduous Rowers minute, greenish or white, bisexual, pedicellate, in axillary cymes or solitary; calyx of 5 sepals; petals wanting- stamens 3- 10, the filaments connate at base; ovary of 3-5 locules, each locule with numerous ovules. Capsule thin, membranous, with numerous minute seeds.

    Distribution and Ecology - A genus of 20 species, with tropical and subtropical distribution.