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3096.000 Ritchiea
Description of the genus
Shrubs, trees or climbers. Leaves alternate with a long petiole, 3-5-foliolate. Inflorescences terminal or axillary racemes. Sepals ovate-acuminate. Petals 4 (in ours), ribbon-like, as long as or longer than the sepals. Stamens many, borne on a short androphore. Fruit ovoid or ellipsoid, tardily dehiscent with 4 coriaceous valves. Worldwide: 30 species in tropical Africa |
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Other sources of information about Ritchiea:
Flora of Mozambique: RitchieaePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Ritchiea
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Ritchiea
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Ritchiea
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Ritchiea
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Ritchiea
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