5950.010 Agrocharis Hochst.

CAUCALIS auctt. afr. trop. non L.

Heywood, V.H. & Jury, S.L. (1978) Agrocharis Hochst. in Apiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4

Description of the genus

Annual or perennial herbs, weak-stemmed and semi-climbing. Leaves 2-4-pinnatisect. Umbels compound; outer flowers bisexual with outer petals of the outer flowers radiate; inner flowers usually male. Bracts present, sometimes numerous; bracteoles present. Petals greenish or yellowish-white, sometimes pinkish. Fruit bearing rows of glochidiate spines.

Worldwide: 4 species in NE, tropical and South Africa

Zimbabwe: 2 taxa.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
incognita (C. Norman) Heywood & Jury	E
pedunculata (Baker f.) Heywood & Jury	C,E	Image

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Flora of Malawi: Agrocharis
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Agrocharis
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EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Agrocharis
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Agrocharis
JSTOR Plant Science: Agrocharis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Agrocharis
Plants of the World Online: Agrocharis
Tropicos: Agrocharis
Wikipedia: Agrocharis

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: Genus page: Agrocharis.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1038, retrieved 13 December 2024

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