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7940.000 Duosperma
DISPERMA C.B. Clarke
Leistner, O.A. (ed.) (2000) Seed plants of southern Africa: families and genera Strelitzia 10
Vollesen, K. (2006) A taxonomic revision of the genus Duosperma (Acanthaceae) Kew Bulletin 61(3) 289-351
Description of the genus
Perennial herbs or shrubs. Leaves (in ours) dentate. Inflorescences of axillary dichasical cymes. Bracts and bracteoles c. as long as calyx. Calyx lobes 5, ovate. Corolla 2-lipped; upper lip 3-lobed, transversely ribbed on palate. Fertile stamens 4. Capsule with 1 seed in each loculus. Seeds borne on retinacula; with white hygroscopic hairs. Worldwide: 26 species in tropical and southern Africa with one species extending into Yemen |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| crenatum (Lindau) P.G. Mey. | T | Description, Image |
| dichotomum Vollesen[NrEnd][VU] | N | Description |
| fimbriatum Brummitt | N | Description |
| quadrangulare (Klotzsch) Brummitt | N,Z,T,MS,GI,M | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Duosperma:
Flora of Zimbabwe: DuospermaePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Duosperma
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Duosperma
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Duosperma
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Duosperma
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Duosperma
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