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7778.000 Ceratotheca
Description of the genus
Foetid, annual or perennial, erect herbs. Leaves opposite or subopposite, petiolate; lamina variable in shape, the largest often sagittate or 3-lobed. Flowers solitary in the leaf-axils, pendent, white, pink or lilac. Corolla tube funnel-shaped, ± 2-lipped. Stamens 4. Fruit a dehiscent non-woody capsule with 2 sideways-directed horns at each of the angles of the apex. Seeds never winged. Derivation of name: keratos - horned, theke - a case (Gr); referring to the horned fruit. Worldwide: 5 spp, tropics and S Africa. |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | Links to maps | FZ divisions | Content |
| sesamoides Endl. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| triloba (Bernh.) Hook. f. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Ceratotheca:
Flora of Mozambique: CeratothecaePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Ceratotheca
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Ceratotheca
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Ceratotheca
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Ceratotheca
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Ceratotheca
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