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8039.000 Mackaya
Description of the genus
Shrub. Inflorescence of terminal monochasial cymes. Bracts 2, subulate; bracteoles 2. Calyx actinomorphic with 5 acuminate lobes. Corolla campanulate, with tube longer than the 5 lobes, ± actinomorphic. Fertile stamens 2; anthers 2-thecous; staminodes 2. Capsule ellipsoid, woody. Derivation of name: After James F. Mackay, 1775-1862, Scottish horticulturalist and botanist Worldwide: 1 species in South Africa (Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape) and Eswatini Zimbabwe: 1 cultivated taxon. |
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External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): MackayaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Mackaya
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Mackaya
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Mackaya
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Mackaya
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Mackaya
JSTOR Plant Science: Mackaya
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Mackaya
Plants of the World Online: Mackaya
Tropicos: Mackaya
Wikipedia: Mackaya
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