Description: Erect herbs, glabrous or glandular-pubescent.
Leaves opposite, each pair equal in size.
Inflorescence a terminal cyme. Flowers bisexual, trumpet-shaped, upper part of the tube and the limb circumsciss. Stamens 3–6, unequal.
Anthocarp ribbed, not viscid.
Distribution and occurrence: World: 60 species, America. Australia: 1 species (naturalized).
Text by S. W. L. Jacobs & G. J. Harden Taxon concept:
One species in NSW: Mirabilis jalapa |
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