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5538.010 Meiostemon
Description of the genus
Scandent shrubs or rarely a small tree. Leaves opposite, bearing scales. Inflorescences of terminal and axillary panicles. Flowers small, 4-merous. Petals 4, inserted near the margin of the disk. Stamens 4, in one row. Ovules 2. Fruit 4-winged.Similar to Combretum; differing in the two italicised characters. Worldwide: 2 species; one in Zambia and Zimbabwe, the other in Madagascar Zimbabwe: 1 taxon. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| tetrandrus (Exell) Exell & Stace subsp. australis Exell | N,W | Description, Image |
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Flora of Mozambique: MeiostemonFlora of Zambia: Meiostemon
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): MeiostemonBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Meiostemon
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Meiostemon
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Meiostemon
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iNaturalist: Meiostemon
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Meiostemon
JSTOR Plant Science: Meiostemon
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Meiostemon
Plants of the World Online: Meiostemon
Tropicos: Meiostemon
Wikipedia: Meiostemon
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