Spermatophyta: Dicotyledonae: Archichlamydeae: Piperales

Hydnoraceae

Musselman, L.J. (1997) Hydnoraceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(2)

Description of the family

Parasitic fungus-like plants without chlorophyll with a fleshy underground rhizome. Leaves 0. Flowers solitary, bisexual, actinomorphic, borne on the rhizome, smelling of carrion. Calyx 3-4(-5)-lobed, fleshy, united below. Petals 0. Stamens alternating with calyx lobes; anthers large with numerous thecae. Ovary inferior, 1-locular. Stigma button-like, crowning the ovary. Fruit a large thick-walled fleshy berry. Seeds minute, numerous.

Worldwide: 2 genera and 7 species in the drier tropics and southern Africa and drier South America.

Zimbabwe: 1 genus and 1 taxon.

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Genus	Content
Hydnora Thunb.	Description, Image

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Flora of Botswana: Hydnoraceae
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Hydnoraceae
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Hydnoraceae
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Hydnoraceae
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iNaturalist: Hydnoraceae
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Hydnoraceae
JSTOR Plant Science: Hydnoraceae
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Hydnoraceae
Wikipedia: Hydnoraceae
Plants of the World Online: Hydnoraceae
Tropicos: Hydnoraceae