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7949.000 Acanthopale
Description of the genus
Shrubs or subshrubs. Leaves with caudate apex and cuneate base; margin entire. Inflorescence spike-like, terminal or axillary. Bracts longer than calyx. Calyx divided ± to base into linear lobes. Corolla ± actinomorphic, with contorted aestivation in bud, usually white with purple or pink markings. Stamens 4. Ovary 2-locular with 2 ovules per loculus. Seeds with hygroscopic 1-seriate hairs. Worldwide: 15 species in the palaeotropics |
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| pubescens (Lindau) C.B. Clarke[DD] | Altitude Rainfall Geology | E | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Acanthopale:
Flora of Mozambique: AcanthopaleePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Acanthopale
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Acanthopale
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Acanthopale
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Acanthopale
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Acanthopale
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