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1983.000 Girardinia
Description of the genus
Herbs with long stinging hairs. Stipules intrapetiolar, fused almost to apex. Leaves alternate, petiolate, coarsely serrate. Cystoliths dot-like. Inflorescences unisexual, consisting of dense elongate cymes in the axils of the upper leaves; male inflorescences thinner and more spike-like than female. Male flowers pedicellate, 4-5-merous. Female flowers sessile with 3 ± fused tepals. Worldwide: 2 species in the warm and tropical Old World Zimbabwe: 1 taxon. |
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Other sources of information about Girardinia:
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Flora of Caprivi: cultivated GirardiniaFlora of Malawi: Girardinia
Flora of Mozambique: Girardinia
Flora of Zambia: Girardinia
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): GirardiniaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Girardinia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Girardinia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Girardinia
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Girardinia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Girardinia
JSTOR Plant Science: Girardinia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Girardinia
Plants of the World Online: Girardinia
Tropicos: Girardinia
Wikipedia: Girardinia
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