6377.020 Englerophytum K. Krause

BEQUAERTIODENDRON De Wild.

Description of the genus

Shrubs and trees. Leaves coriaceous, characteristically sericeous on the lower surface with dense appressed indumentum; lateral veins close together, straight and parallel, diverging at wide angle from the mdrib. Calyx in 1 whorl of 5 sepals. Corolla of 5 unlobed petals, joined in a tube at the base. Fruit 1-seeded berry.

Worldwide: 5-10 species in tropical Africa

Englerophytum magalismontanum

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magalismontanum (Sond.) T.D. Penn.N,W,C,E,SDescription, Image
natalense (Sond.) T.D. Penn.EDescription, Image

Other sources of information about Englerophytum:

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

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

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. & Ballings, P. (2013). Flora of Zimbabwe: Genus page: Englerophytum.
http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1072, retrieved 19 May 2013

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