8308.020 Sericanthe
NEOROSEA N. Hallé
Robbrecht, E. (1978) Sericanthe, a new African genus of Rubiaceae Bulletin du Jardin Botanique National de Belgique 48(1/2) 3-78
Description of the genus
Shrubs or small trees. Leaves usually deciduous, often dimorphic; domatia usually present; bacterial nodules usually present. Inflorescences axillary, solitary or few-flowered. Bracts and bracteoles cupular, arranged in a series of 2-4. Flowers 7-8-merous. Calyx covering the young corolla, splitting into lobes. Corolla white, salver-shaped. Ovary 2-locular. Fruit usually orange. Worldwide: 15 species in tropical Africa Zimbabwe: 4 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| andongensis (Hiern) Robbr. subsp. engleri (K. Krause) Bridson | W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| chimanimaniensis Wursten & De Block [NrEnd] [EN] | E | Description, Image |
| sp. A (Nyanga taxon) | E | |
| sp. C (Chipinge taxon) | E |
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Flora of Malawi: Sericanthe
Flora of Mozambique: Sericanthe
Flora of Rwanda: Sericanthe
Flora of Zambia: Sericanthe
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): SericantheBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Sericanthe
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Wikipedia: Sericanthe