6778.010 Aspidoglossum E. Mey.

Kupicha, F.K. (1984) Studies on African Asclepiadaceae Kew Bulletin 38 599-672

Description of the genus

Perennial herbs, with annual stems, which are simple and erect; latex milky. Leaves opposite or rarely whorled, usually narrowly linear. Flowers in fascicles. Calyx shorter than corolla. Corolla campanulate; lobes elliptic, spreading or reflexed, usually pilose on the back. Corona with lobes alternating with corolla lobes, each a dorsal outgrowth from the opposing stamen. Anthers 2-locular. Seeds many.

Worldwide: 35 species in tropical and South Africa

Mozambique: 10 taxa.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
araneiferum (Schltr.) Kupicha	M
biflorum E. Mey.
delagoense (Schltr.) Kupicha[NrEnd]	GI,M
erubescens (Schltr.) Bullock	N
glabellum Kupicha[NrEnd]	MS	Description, Image
hirundo Kupicha[End]	N,Z
interruptum (E. Mey.) Bullock	GI,M	Description, Image
nyasae (Britten & Rendle) Kupicha	N,Z	Description, Image
ovalifolium (Schltr.) Kupicha	M
rhodesicum (Weim.) Kupicha[NrEnd]	MS

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