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Shrubs or trees. Inflorescences axillary, consisting of cymes or fascicles or solitary flowers. Sepals 3, ± united. Petals 6, free, in 2 whorls, thick, erect or spreading and often linear above. Stamens numerous, linear; filaments unites at base; anther-thecae transversely septate. Carpels free in fruit, dehiscent, ovoid-cylindric or flattened. Worldwide: A pantropical genus of c.160 species Zimbabwe: 3 taxa. |
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Species | FZ divisions | Content |
aethiopica (Dunal) A.Rich. | E | Description |
odoratissima Welw. ex Oliv.[LR-lc] | N,W | Description, Image |
parviflora (A. Rich.) Benth. | E | Description |
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