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3505.000 Cryptosepalum
Description of the genus
Trees, shrubs or suffrutices. Stipules linear. Leaves paripinnate; leaflets opposite, ± sessile. Inflorescences of terminal or axillary racemes. Bracteoles well developed, enveloping the flower bud, opposite, valvate, petaloid (pink or white), persistent. Sepals minute or 0. Petals 1(-3). Stamens 3(-6); staminodes sometimes present. Ovary with 1-5 ovules. Pods woody, flattened, glabrous, dehiscent with a wing-like ridge on the upper suture. Worldwide: 11 species in tropical Africa, 2 species in the Flora Zambesiaca region, 2 species in Zambia. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| maraviense Oliv. | N,Z,T | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Cryptosepalum:
Flora of Zimbabwe: CryptosepalumePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Cryptosepalum
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Cryptosepalum
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Cryptosepalum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cryptosepalum
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Cryptosepalum
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