2074.100 Helixanthera Lour.

Description of the genus

Small hemiparasitic shrubs with simple indumentum arising from a single haustorial attachment. Flowers in racemes, 4-merous; bract unilateral and cup-shaped. Petals free; lower part erect, upper part spreading to reflexed. Stamens erect, arising from top of lower part of petals.

Worldwide: 45 species in tropical Africa and Asia

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
garciana (Engl.) Danser	T,M
kirkii (Oliv.) Danser	N
schizocalyx T.Harris, I.Darbysh. & Polhill	Z

Other sources of information about Helixanthera:

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

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: Helixanthera.
http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=496, retrieved 20 June 2013

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