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3607.010 Bolusanthus Harms

Literature

Leistner, O.A. (ed.) (2000) Seed plants of southern Africa: families and genera Strelitzia 10

Description of the genus

Shrub or small tree. Leaves imparipinnate; leaflets opposite or alternate. Inflorescence a pendulous raceme. Flowers blue to deep mauve. Calyx campanulate, 5-lobed. Petals with the standard semi-circular, much broader than other petals. Stamens free from base. Fruit linear, flattened.

Worldwide: 1 species in south central Africa

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Other sources of information about Bolusanthus:

ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Bolusanthus
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Bolusanthus
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Bolusanthus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Bolusanthus
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Bolusanthus
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Hyde, M.A. & Wursten, B. (2010). Flora of Mozambique: Genus page: Bolusanthus.
http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=708, retrieved 3 September 2010

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