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Shrubs or small trees, often climbing; branches often spiny. Leaves simple, entire. Inflorescences of terminal or axillary racemes, sometimes condensed into corymbs or umbels. Flowers bisexual. Sepals 4. Petals usually 4. Stamens 6-many. Androgynophore very short. Gynophore present. Fruit a usually indehiscent, spherical, ovoid or elongated berry. Worldwide: 250 species in tropical and warm regions Zimbabwe: 5 taxa. Insects associated with this genus:
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Species | FZ divisions | Content |
erythrocarpos Isert var. rosea (Klotzsch) DeWolf | N,W | Description, Image |
fascicularis DC. var. fascicularis | S | Description, Image |
sepiaria L. var. subglabra (Oliv.) DeWolf | N,E,S | Description, Image |
tomentosa Lam. | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
viminea Hook. f. & Thomson ex Oliv. var. viminea | N,E | Description |
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