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8785.000 Adenostemma
Description of the genus
Herbs. Leaves opposite, dentate or ± entire. Capitula in lax corymbose panicles, homogamous, discoid. Involucre campanulate or hemispheric, ± connate at base. Phyllaries c.3-seriate. Receptacular scales 0. Corolla tubular, 5-lobed, white or mauve. Achenes 3-5-angled. Pappus of 3-5 short, rigid, gland-tipped lobes. For this genus, we have followed the account by S.A.L. Smith in FTEA Compositae (Part 3). Worldwide: 24 species in tropical America and 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 |
| caffrum DC. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| mauritianum DC. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | C,E | Description, Image |
| viscosum J.R. Forst. & G. Forst. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,W,E |
Other sources of information about Adenostemma:
Flora of Mozambique: AdenostemmaePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Adenostemma
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Adenostemma
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Adenostemma
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Adenostemma
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Adenostemma
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