8608.000 Trochomeria Hook. f.

Description of the genus

Stems erect, ascending or prostrate, arising from a tuber. Tendrils simple (macrocarpa) or 0 (polymorpha). Stipule-like bracts present or 0. Corolla star-like, with 5 greenish-yellow, often reflexed, lobes, often apppearing before the leaves. Stamens 3. Fruit baccate, red, indehiscent.

Worldwide: 7 species in Africa

Zimbabwe: 2 taxa.

Trochomeria macrocarpa subsp. macrocarpa

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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
macrocarpa (Sond.) Hook. f. subsp. macrocarpa N,W,C,E,SDescription, Image
polymorpha (Welw.) Cogn.NImage

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Wikipedia: Trochomeria

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Genus page: Trochomeria.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1445, retrieved 29 March 2024

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