Manettia Mutis ex L.

Description of the genus

Climbing herbs. Ovary 2-3-locular. Fruit a capsule. Seeds numerous, winged.

Derivation of name: for Saverio Manetti, 1723-1785, Italian physician and botanist.

Worldwide: Mexico to tropical America.

Zimbabwe: 1 cultivated taxon.

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paraguariensis ChodatDescription

Other sources of information about Manettia:

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Manettia
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Manettia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Manettia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Manettia
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Manettia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Manettia
JSTOR Plant Science: Manettia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Manettia
Plants of the World Online: Manettia
Tropicos: Manettia
Wikipedia: Manettia
Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated plants: genus page: Manettia.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/genus.php?genus_id=2841, retrieved 5 December 2025

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