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1988.000 Elatostema
Description of the genus
Annual or perennial herbs, without stinging hairs. Stipules fused, intrapetiolar. Leaves distichous, asymmetrical. Inflorescences of unisexual sessile capitula with a disk-shaped receptacle surrounded by involucral bracts. Male flowers 4-5-merous. Worldwide: c. 300 species in the tropical Old World, extending to New Zealand Zimbabwe: 1 taxon. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| monticola Hook. f. | E | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Elatostema:
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Flora of Burundi: ElatostemaFlora of the DRC: Elatostema
Flora of Malawi: Elatostema
Flora of Mozambique: Elatostema
Flora of Rwanda: Elatostema
Flora of Zambia: Elatostema
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): ElatostemaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Elatostema
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Elatostema
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Elatostema
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Elatostema
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Elatostema
JSTOR Plant Science: Elatostema
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Elatostema
Plants of the World Online: Elatostema
Tropicos: Elatostema
Wikipedia: Elatostema
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