6469.000 Nuxia
LACHNOPYLIS Hochst.
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. & Bamps, P. (1979) Loganiaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire - Rwanda - Burundi) Jardin Botanique National de Belgique
Description of the genus
Shrubs or trees. Leaves opposite or in whorls of 3 or 4, very rarely alternate, petiolate. Inflorescence terminal, thyrsoid. Bracts present. Flowers 4-merous. Corolla usually white or creamy; tube cylindric. Stamens exserted. Ovary superior. Fruit a capsule about as long as the persistent calyx. Comment: Formerly placed in the families Loganiaceae or Buddlejaceae the most recent thinking places this genus in the family Stilbaceae. Worldwide: 15 species from southern Arabia to tropical Africa, the Mascarenes and South Africa Zimbabwe: 3 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| congesta R. Br. ex Fresen. | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| floribunda Benth. | C,E,S | Description, Image |
| oppositifolia (Hochst.) Benth. | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
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