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38.010 Widdringtonia
Description of the genus
Monoecious, evergreen trees and shrubs. Mature leaves scale-like, appressed, decussate or alternate; juvenile subulate and ± spirally arranged. Male cones small, solitary, terminal; scales in c. 6 pairs with 4 pollen-sacs at the base. Female cones ovoid to oblong, with 4(-6) dry and woody scales. Seeds winged. Derivation of name: Named after Captain Widdrington, a botanical explorer Worldwide: 3 species in tropical and S Africa |
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Other sources of information about Widdringtonia:
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Widdringtonia pageFlora of Mozambique: Widdringtonia
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Widdringtonia
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Widdringtonia
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Widdringtonia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Widdringtonia
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Widdringtonia
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