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Flagellariaceae
Linder, H.P. (2010) Flagellariaceae Flora Zambesiaca 13(4) 94-96
Description of the family
Perennial climbers with tendril-tipped leaves. Leaves alternate along the stems, sheathing at the base; apex modified into a spirally coiled tendril. Flowers in terminal panicles, bisexual or unisexual, small, actinomorphic. Perianth segments 6, free, persistent. Stamens 6. Ovary superior, 3-locular. Style 3-lobed, short or absent. Fruit a berry, 1-3-seeded. Worldwide: 1 genus in Old World tropics with one species in Africa, one in Madagascar and 2 in Asia and the Pacific. Mozambique: 1 genus and 1 taxon. |
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External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): FlagellariaceaeGoogle: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Flagellariaceae
Wikipedia: Flagellariaceae
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