6582.000 Holarrhena
Beentje, H. (2021) Apocynaceae, sous-familes I. Apocynoideae et II. Rauvolfioideae Flore d' Afrique Centrale Jardin botanique de Meise
Description of the genus
Shrubs or trees with milky latex. Stipules intrapetiolar, often obscure or 0. Leaves opposite or subopposite. Inflorescences terminal and/or apparently axillary, cymose, many-flowered. Sepals free or connate at the very base. Corolla salver-shaped; tube cylindric; lobes overlapping to the right. Stamens inserted at base of corolla tube; anthers not caudate, fertile to the base. Ovary with 2 carpels. Fruit composed of 2 long, slender, follicles. Seeds numerous, linear, striate, grooved, glabrous, without a beak; apex with a dense tuft of hairs. Worldwide: 4 species in tropical Africa and Indomalesia Mozambique: 1 taxon. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| pubescens (Buch. - Ham.) Wall. ex G. Don | N,Z,T,MS,GI | Description, Image |
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