6386.020 Vitellariopsis Baill. ex Dubard

Description of the genus

Shrubs and trees with leaves crowded at ends of branches. Flowers borne in axils of current leaves. Sepals 8, in 2 dissimilar whorls of 4. Corolla of 8 deeply 3-lobed petals. Staminodes alternating with stamens, triangular, fused into a cone. Fruit a 1-seeded berry. Seeds with a large basal scar.

Worldwide: 5 species from east tropical and southern Africa

Zimbabwe: 1 taxon.

Vitellariopsis ferruginea

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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
ferruginea Kupicha[End][LR-nt]E,SDescription, Image

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Flora of Mozambique: Vitellariopsis

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Vitellariopsis
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Vitellariopsis
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Tropicos: Vitellariopsis
Wikipedia: Vitellariopsis

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: Vitellariopsis.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1075, retrieved 10 December 2024

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