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3241.000 Choristylis
Description of the genus
Climbing shrub or small tree. Stipules minute, linear. Leaves alternate, glandular-serrate. Flowers bisexual or polygamous in branched axillary panicles. Calyx with 5 lobes. Petals 5. Stamens 5, inserted at the margin of the disk, alternating with the petals. Ovary partly inferior, 2-locular. Styles 2. Stigmas capitate. Comment: According to the most recent taxonomic research by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (APG-III), this genus has been moved from Escalloniaceae to the small family Iteacea. Worldwide: 1 species in eastern tropical and southern Africa Zimbabwe: 1 taxon. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
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Flora of Malawi: ChoristylisFlora of Mozambique: Choristylis
Flora of Zambia: Choristylis
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): ChoristylisBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Choristylis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Choristylis
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Choristylis
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iNaturalist: Choristylis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Choristylis
JSTOR Plant Science: Choristylis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Choristylis
Plants of the World Online: Choristylis
Tropicos: Choristylis
Wikipedia: Choristylis
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