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3109.000 Cadaba
Description of the genus
Shrubs, unarmed or with spine-tipped lateral branchlets. Leaves simple; margin entire. Flowers ± zygomorphic. Sepals 4, ± equal. Petals 0 or 2-4. Disk large and conspicuous. Androgynophore elongated, longer than the sepals. Stamens 4-8. Ovary on an elongated gynophore, 1-locular. Fruit indehiscent or tardily dehiscent, cylindric. Worldwide: 30 species in the Old World tropics, mostly Africa The larvae of the following species of insect eat species of this genus:
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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 |
| aphylla (Thunb.) Wild | Altitude Rainfall Geology | S | Description |
| kirkii Oliv. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,W,C | Description, Image |
| natalensis Sond. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | S | Description |
| termitaria N.E. Br. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,W,C,E,S | Description |
Other sources of information about Cadaba:
Flora of Mozambique: CadabaePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Cadaba
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Cadaba
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Cadaba
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cadaba
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Cadaba
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