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4285.000 Tapura
Description of the genus
Small trees. Leaves entire. Flowers zygomorphic, in small axillary, shortly pedunculate, clusters; peduncle always adnate to the petiole. Sepals 5. united. Petals 5, unequal, joined at the base to the stamens to form an unequal 5-lobed tube; 2 lobes 2-fid; three entire. Fertile stamens 2-3; sterile stamens 2. Ovary sessile, 2-3-locular. Fruit an ovoid drupe. Worldwide: 28 species in tropical America (mostly) and tropical Africa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| fischeri Engl. var. pubescens Verdc. & Torre | T,MS | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Tapura:
Flora of Zimbabwe: TapuraePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Tapura
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Tapura
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Tapura
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Tapura
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Tapura
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