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4853.000 Bersama
Description of the genus
Trees or shrubs. Leaves imparipinnate; rhachis markedly winged abyssinica). Inflorescence racemose. Petals densely hairy. Fruit a woody capsule opening by 4-5 thick valves. Seeds with a conspicuous aril, both seed and aril often brightly coloured. Worldwide: 5 species in southern tropical Africa and South Africa Zimbabwe: 4 taxa. |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| abyssinica Fresen.[Agg] | E | Description, Image |
| abyssinica Fresen. subsp. engleriana (Gürke) F. White | E | Description, Image |
| abyssinica Fresen. subsp. nyassae (Baker f.) F. White | E | Description |
| swynnertonii Baker f.[NrEnd][LR-lc] | E | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Bersama:
Our websites:
Flora of Malawi: BersamaFlora of Mozambique: Bersama
Flora of Zambia: Bersama
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Bersama
External websites:
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): BersamaFlora Zambesiaca web site: Bersama
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Bersama
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Bersama
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Bersama
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