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8308.020 Sericanthe
NEOROSEA N. Hallé
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 |
Other sources of information about Sericanthe:
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Flora of Burundi: SericantheFlora of Malawi: Sericanthe
Flora of Mozambique: Sericanthe
Flora of Zambia: Sericanthe
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): SericantheBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Sericanthe
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Sericanthe
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Sericanthe
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Sericanthe
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Sericanthe
JSTOR Plant Science: Sericanthe
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Sericanthe
Plants of the World Online: Sericanthe
Tropicos: Sericanthe
Wikipedia: Sericanthe
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