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6386.000 Mimusops
Description of the genus
Trees and shrubs. Stipules 0 or soon caducous. Leaves not clustered at ends of branches. Flowers borne in axils of current leaves, pedicellate. Sepals 8, in two slightly dissimilar whorls of 4. Corolla of 8 deeply 3-lobed petals, joined in a short tube at the base. Stamens 8, anthers relatively large (2.5 mm or more). Fruit a 1-several-seeded berry with persistent basal calyx. Worldwide: 20-30 species, centered in tropical Africa but extending to tropical Asia |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| caffra E. Mey. ex A. DC. | GI,M | Description, Image |
| obovata Sond. | GI,M | Description |
| obtusifolia Lam. | N,Z,T,MS,GI,M | Description, Image |
| zeyheri Sond. | N,T,MS,M | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Mimusops:
Flora of Zimbabwe: MimusopsePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Mimusops
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Mimusops
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Mimusops
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Mimusops
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Mimusops
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