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7780.000 Dicerocaryum
Description of the genus
Herb, with widely spreading prostrate annual stems. Leaves variable. Flowers solitary in leaf axils, borne on long erect pedicels. Corolla obliquely campanulate; limb slightly 2-lipped. Stamens 4. Ovary 2-locular. Fruit disk-like with 2 erect conical spines from the central raised portion. Derivation of name: di - two; keras - horn; karyon - nut (Gr), referring to the two-thorned fruits. Worldwide: 3 species in southern tropical Africa |
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| Species | Links to maps | FZ divisions | Content |
| eriocarpum (Decne.) Abels | Altitude Rainfall Geology | W | Description, Image |
| senecioides (Klotzsch) Abels | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Dicerocaryum:
Flora of Mozambique: DicerocaryumePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Dicerocaryum
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Dicerocaryum
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Dicerocaryum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Dicerocaryum
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Dicerocaryum
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