2074.052 Englerina Tiegh.

Description of the genus

Hemiparasitic shrubs, with simple hairs and a single haustorial attachment. Leaf lamina characteristically thin in texture. Flowers in pedunculate umbels, often standing up like candles from the horizontal branches; bract unilaterally developed. Corolla 4-lobed; tube split unilaterally with a V-slit, papillose inside.

Worldwide: 25 species in tropical Africa

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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
inaequilatera (Engl.) GilliMS
muerensis (Engl.) Polhill & Wiens
oedostemon (Danser) Polhill & WiensMSDescription, Image
schlechteri (Engl.) Polhill & WiensGI,M
swynnertonii (Sprague) Polhill & WiensMS
triplinervia (Baker & Sprague) Polhill & WiensN

Other sources of information about Englerina:

Flora of Zimbabwe: Englerina
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Englerina
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Englerina
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Englerina
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Englerina
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Englerina

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Stefaan Dondeyne 2007-13

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Dondeyne, S. (2013). Flora of Mozambique: Genus page: Englerina.
http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=490, retrieved 18 May 2013

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