6862.000 Orthanthera Wight

Goyder, D.J. (2007) Zimbabwean Asclepiadaceae. Unpublished list.

Description of the genus

Perennial herb with prostrate stems (in ours). Leaves subsessile. Flowers borne in clusters or umbels, lateral at the nodes. Corolla tube spherical, 5-angled at the base, cylindric above; lobes linear with reflexed margins. Corona a single series of 5 lobes. Anthers 2-locular. Pollinia erect. Follicles fusiform, large. Seeds brown, narrowly winged, with a tuft of hairs.

Worldwide: 4 species in southern tropical Africa, India and Nepal

Orthanthera jasminiflora

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jasminiflora (Decne.) SchinzN,WDescription, Image

Other sources of information about Orthanthera:

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

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

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. & Ballings, P. (2013). Flora of Zimbabwe: Genus page: Orthanthera.
http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1150, retrieved 19 May 2013

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