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5442.000 Synaptolepis
Description of the genus
Small shrubs or woody climbers. Leaves alternate or opposite, glabrous. Infl of terminal or axillary cymes. Flowers 5-merous. Calyx-tube not articulated above the ovary. Petals present, small, glandular, arranged in a ring at the base of the calyx lobes. Stamens twice as many as the calyx lobes. Ovary 1-locular. Fruit dry. Worldwide: 4-5 species in tropical Africa 1 of which occus in Madagascar. |
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Other sources of information about Synaptolepis:
Flora of Mozambique: SynaptolepisePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Synaptolepis
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Synaptolepis
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Synaptolepis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Synaptolepis
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Synaptolepis
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