7003.010 Paralepistemon Lejoly & Lisowski

Description of the genus

Robust woody climber (in ours). Inflorescences of cymes in the axils of the upper leaves, forming a terminal panicle. Corolla white. Stamens inserted on large (c. 2 × 2 mm) glandular-pilose scales near the base of the corolla tube. Ovary with a very short beak. Style articulated at the base, caducous. Fruit indehiscent, ± woody.

Worldwide: 2 species in southern tropical Africa

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Species	Links to maps	FZ divisions	Content
shirensis (Oliv.) Lejoly & Lisowski	Altitude Rainfall Geology	N,W,E,S

Other sources of information about Paralepistemon:

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

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

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. & Ballings, P. (2013). Flora of Zimbabwe: Genus page: Paralepistemon.
http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1187, retrieved 23 May 2013

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