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2074.010 Tapinanthus
Description of the genus
Small hemiparasitic shrubs with single haustorial attachment. Indumentum simple. Leaves mostly opposite. Flowers in umbels, 5-merous. Corolla splitting unilaterally with a V-shaped split; tube much longer than lobes; the apical swelling of the flower bud indicating maturity by changing to a darker colour; lobes erect or generally reflexed. Anthers elongate, fitting against the isodiametric or skittle-shaped style; stigma capitate. Fruit usually red when ripe. Worldwide: 30 species in tropical and southern Africa, one species extending to N Yemen. Zimbabwe: 5 taxa. |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| dependens (Engl.) Danser | N,C,E | Description, Image |
| erianthus (Sprague) Danser | N,C | Description, Image |
| forbesii (Sprague) Wiens | N,W,E | Description |
| oleifolius (J.C. Wendl.) Danser | N,W,C,E | Description, Image |
| quequensis (Weim.) Polhill & Wiens | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Tapinanthus:
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Flora of Botswana: TapinanthusFlora of Caprivi: Tapinanthus
Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Tapinanthus
Flora of Malawi: Tapinanthus
Flora of Mozambique: Tapinanthus
Flora of Zambia: Tapinanthus
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): TapinanthusBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Tapinanthus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Tapinanthus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Tapinanthus
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Tapinanthus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Tapinanthus
JSTOR Plant Science: Tapinanthus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Tapinanthus
Plants of the World Online: Tapinanthus
Tropicos: Tapinanthus
Wikipedia: Tapinanthus
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