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5284.000 Oncoba
CALONCOBA Gilg
LINDACKERIA C. Presl
Description of the genus
Trees or shrubs, spiny (in ours). Flowers large and showy, solitary and terminal or lateral on short shoots, bisexual. Sepals 3-4. Petals 5-10 or more, exceeding the sepals. Stamens numerous, free. Ovary 1-locular. Fruit indehiscent, smooth or slightly ridged with a hard shell, many-seeded. Seeds with a smooth horny testa. Worldwide: Widespread in tropical Africa, extending to South Africa and Arabia. Zimbabwe: 1 taxon. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| spinosa Forssk. | N,W,C | Description, Image |
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Flora of Malawi: Oncoba
Flora of Mozambique: Oncoba
Flora of Zambia: Oncoba
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Oncoba
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ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): OncobaFlora Zambesiaca web site: Oncoba
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Oncoba
Wikipedia: Oncoba
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Oncoba
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Oncoba
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