3607.010 Bolusanthus Harms

Literature

Leistner, O.A. (ed.) (2000) Seed plants of southern Africa: families and genera Strelitzia 10

Description of the genus

Shrub or small tree. Leaves imparipinnate; leaflets opposite or alternate. Inflorescence a pendulous raceme. Flowers blue to deep mauve. Calyx campanulate, 5-lobed. Petals with the standard semi-circular, much broader than other petals. Stamens free from base. Fruit linear, flattened.

Worldwide: 1 species in south central Africa

Bolusanthus speciosus

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speciosus (Bolus) HarmsNWCESDescription, Image

Other sources of information about Bolusanthus:

Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Bolusanthus page
Flora of Mozambique: Bolusanthus
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Bolusanthus
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Bolusanthus
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Bolusanthus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Bolusanthus
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Bolusanthus

Copyright: Mark Hyde and Bart Wursten, 2002-10

Hyde, M.A. & Wursten, B. (2010). Flora of Zimbabwe: Genus page: Bolusanthus.
http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=708, retrieved 3 September 2010

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