Herbs or shrubs, usually growing in wet places. Stipules reduced or 0. Leaves alternate or opposite, mostly entire. Bracteoles conspicuous or 0, usually 2 at or near the base of the ovary. Hypanthium 0. Sepals 3-7, persistent in fruit. Petals yellow or 0. Fruit a capsule, dehiscing irregularly. Seeds without hairs. Worldwide: 82 species, cosmopolitan, but mostly America Angola: 9 taxa. Insects associated with this genus:
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| Species | Provinces | Content |
| abyssinica A. Rich. | CC,CN,HI,LS,MA,MO,NA | Description, Image |
| adscendens (L.) H. Hara subsp. diffusa (Forssk.) P.H. Raven | BO,HI,LN,MA,NA | Description, Image |
| erecta (L.) H. Hara | BO,LA,NA | |
| hyssopifolia (G.Don) Exell | CA | Description |
| leptocarpa (Nutt.) H. Hara | HI,LA,LS | Description, Image |
| octovalvis (Jacq.) P.H. Raven subsp. brevisepala (Brenan) P.H. Raven | BE,BI,BO,CA,CC,CN,CS,CU,LA,LN,LS,MA | Description, Image |
| palustris (L.) Elliott | HI | Description |
| senegalensis (DC.) Troch. | CU,HI | Description, Image |
| stenorraphe (Brenan) H. Hara subsp. stenorraphe | HI,MA |