6054.000 Diplolophium Turcz.

Description of the genus

Perennial herbs. Leaves 2-3-pinnate or 2-ternate with well-developed sheathing bases. Umbels compound. Bracts and bracteoles well-developed and conspicuous. Calyx teeth obsolete. Petals pubescent on the outer surface. Fruit cylindric to elliptic, subterete in section, bristly-hairy; ridges well-developed, obtuse.

Worldwide: 5-7 species in tropical Africa

Diplolophium buchananii subsp. swynnertonii

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SpeciesLinks to mapsFZ divisionsContent
buchananii (Benth. ex Oliv.) C. Norman subsp. swynnertonii (Baker f.) CannonC,EDescription, Image
zambesianum HiernN,W,C,E,SDescription, Image

Other sources of information about Diplolophium:

Flora of Mozambique: Diplolophium
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Diplolophium
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Diplolophium
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Diplolophium
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Diplolophium
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Diplolophium

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings, 2002-13

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. & Ballings, P. (2013). Flora of Zimbabwe: Genus page: Diplolophium.
http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1048, retrieved 24 May 2013

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