6563.040 Saba (Pichon) Pichon

Description of the genus

Lianes, bearing tendrils. Latex white. Stipules 0. Inflorescence terminal, of cymes clustered in panicles. Calyx lobes free. Corolla salver-shaped; lobes overlapping to the left. Ovary hairy. Carpels completely fused into a glabrous, fleshy indehiscent, many-seeded berry.

Worldwide: 3 species in tropical Africa and Madagascar

Saba comorensis var. comorensis

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comorensis (Bojer) Pichon var. comorensis E,SDescription, Image
comorensis (Bojer) Pichon[Agg]E,S

Other sources of information about Saba:

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

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

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. & Ballings, P. (2013). Flora of Zimbabwe: Genus page: Saba.
http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1107, retrieved 22 May 2013

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