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2074.050 Vanwykia
Description of the genus
Hemiparasitic shrubs with secondary haustoria on surface runners; bearing stellate and dendritic hairs. Flowers in axillary umbels; bract unilateral. Corolla 5-lobed, tubular, tomentose, with a short V-slit at anthesis; lobes erect, not hardened inside, shorter than the tube; filaments short, incurved, attached at base of the lobes; anthers forming a central pollen-mass, Berry cylindric, red. Worldwide: 2 species in eastern and south-eastern Africa Zimbabwe: 1 taxon. |
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Flora of Mozambique: VanwykiaFlora of Zambia: Vanwykia
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): VanwykiaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Vanwykia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Vanwykia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Vanwykia
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iNaturalist: Vanwykia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Vanwykia
JSTOR Plant Science: Vanwykia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Vanwykia
Plants of the World Online: Vanwykia
Tropicos: Vanwykia
Wikipedia: Vanwykia
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