8334.000 Heinsenia K. Schum.

Description of the genus

Shrub or tree. Branching similar to Rothmannia species. Leaves opposite. Inflorescence subtended by a single leaf. Calyx with 5 teeth. Corolla campanulate, hairy; lobes 5, contorted to the left. Ovary 2-locular; each loculus with a pendulous placenta bearing 2-10 ovules. Fruit fleshy, crowned by the persistent calyx.

Worldwide: 1 species in tropical Africa

Zimbabwe: 1 taxon.

Heinsenia diervilleoides subsp. diervilleoides

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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
diervilleoides K. Schum. subsp. diervilleoides EDescription, Image

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

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: Heinsenia.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1389, retrieved 28 March 2024

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