Itea Gronov. ex L.

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 has been moved from Escalloniaceae to the small family Iteacea while the monospecific genus Choristylis has been sunk under Itea.

Worldwide: 16 species in eastern tropical and southern Africa, Eastern and Southeast Asia and the eastern US.

Zimbabwe: 1 taxon.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
rhamnoides (Harv.) Kubitzki	C,E	Description, Image

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Flora of Burundi: Itea
Flora of the DRC: Itea
Flora of Malawi: Itea
Flora of Mozambique: Itea
Flora of Rwanda: Itea
Flora of Zambia: Itea

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Itea
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Itea
JSTOR Plant Science: Itea
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Itea
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Tropicos: Itea
Wikipedia: Itea