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9401.000 Lopholaena
Description of the genus
Perennial herbs or shrublets. Leaves alternate, ± sessile, frequently glaucous, often amplexicaul and decurrent. Capitula homogamous, discoid, solitary, clustered or paniculate. Phyllaries in 1 series. Receptacle flat, alveolate, with margins of alveoli raised. Flowers with 5 triangular lobes. Style terete. Pappus in 2-3 series of slender bristles. Derivation of name: lophos - crest; chlaina - cloak, referring to the shape of the floral bracts Worldwide: 19 species in tropical 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 |
| brickellioides S. Moore | Altitude Rainfall Geology | E | Description, Image |
| coriifolia (Sond.) E. Phillips & C. A. Sm. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | W,C,S | Description, Image |
| sp.no.1 (Phipps 646) | Altitude Rainfall Geology | E |
Other sources of information about Lopholaena:
Flora of Mozambique: LopholaenaePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Lopholaena
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Lopholaena
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Lopholaena
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Lopholaena
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Lopholaena
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