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6771.000 Araujia Brot.

Fayaz, F. (2011) Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants Firefly Books, New Zealand

Description of the genus

Shrubs, woody; stems twinging; latex white. Leaves opposite, margins entire; greyish green. Inflorescence axillary cymes. Flowers fragrant; calyx 5-partite; sepals ovate; corolla slightly contorted in bud; lobes 5. Fruit paired follicles, narrowly ovoid or pear-shaped. Seeds numerous; coma of silky hairs at one end.

Worldwide: 2-4 species in tropical South America.

Zimbabwe: 1 cultivated taxon.

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sericifera Brot.

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External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Araujia
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Araujia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Araujia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Araujia
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Araujia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Araujia
JSTOR Plant Science: Araujia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Araujia
Plants of the World Online: Araujia
Tropicos: Araujia
Wikipedia: Araujia
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated plants: genus page: Araujia.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/genus.php?genus_id=1682, retrieved 20 April 2024

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