5872.000 Cussonia Thunb.

Description of the genus

Trees or shrubs. Stipules often conspicuous. Leaves long-petiolate, varying from simple and palmate to digitately compound, often grouped in an umbrella-shaped arrangement at the ends of branches. Leaflets very variable, often long-acuminate. Inflorescences spicate (in ours). Flowers with (4-)5 greenish petals. Stamens (4-)5. Ovary 2-locular. Styles 2.

Worldwide: 25 species in tropical and southern Africa and the Mascarene Is

Mozambique: 5 taxa.

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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
arborea Hochst. ex A. Rich.N,Z,T,MSDescription, Image
arenicola Strey[NrEnd]GI,M
spicata Thunb.N,Z,T,MS,GIDescription, Image
zimmermannii HarmsN
zuluensis StreyM

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Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Cussonia

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ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Cussonia
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Cussonia
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Cussonia
Wikipedia: Cussonia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cussonia
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Cussonia

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-23

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2023). Flora of Mozambique: Genus page: Cussonia.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1032, retrieved 28 March 2023

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