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Clappertonia
Description of the genus
Perennial herbs or small shrubs. Leaves petiolate, usually lobed, 5-9-veined from the base. Stipules present. Flowers borne in small terminal or axillary cymes, relatively large (in ours). Sepals 4-5 with an apical or subapical gland. Petals 4-5, clawed, pink, purplish or white, without glands. Stamens many; fertile stamens 12 or fewer, longer than the rest. Ovary 4-8-locular, with numerous ovules per loculus. Stigma lobed or minutely toothed at the apex. Fruit a dehiscent, 4-8-valved capsule, bearing many stiff bristles externally. Seeds discoid. Worldwide: 2 species in tropical Africa Mozambique: 1 taxon. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| ficifolia (Willd.) Decne. | MS | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Clappertonia:
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Flora of Caprivi: cultivated ClappertoniaFlora of Zambia: Clappertonia
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): ClappertoniaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Clappertonia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Clappertonia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Clappertonia
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Clappertonia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Clappertonia
JSTOR Plant Science: Clappertonia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Clappertonia
Plants of the World Online: Clappertonia
Tropicos: Clappertonia
Wikipedia: Clappertonia
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