4075.000 Casimiroa La Llave

Bailey, L.H. & Bailey, E.Z. (1976) Hortus Third. A concise Dictionary of Plants Cultivated in the United States and Canada Macmillan Publishing Co, Inc., New York

Description of the genus

Unarmed trees or shrubs. Leaves alternate, digitate. Inflorescence a terminal or axillary panicle or corymb. Flowers small, bisexual, 5-merous. Calyx minute, deeply lobed; stamens as many as petals. Ovary usually 5-lobed; ovule 1. Fruit a spherical 2-5-seeded drupe.

Worldwide: 5 species from the Central American highlands

Zimbabwe: 1 taxon.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
edulis La Llave	C,E	Description, Image

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Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Casimiroa
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Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Casimiroa

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Casimiroa
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Casimiroa
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Casimiroa
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Casimiroa
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Casimiroa
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Wikipedia: Casimiroa