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6860.000 Secamone
Goyder, D.J. (1991) Secamone (Asclepiadaceae subfam. Secamonoideae) in Africa Kew Bulletin 47(3) 437-474
Goyder, D.J. (2007) Zimbabwean Asclepiadaceae. Unpublished list.
Description of the genus
Climbers or lianes. Leaves ± sessile. Flowers in axillary and terminal cymes. Sepals ovate to subcircular. Corolla with short tube; lobes oblong. Corona of 5 simple lobes adnate to staminal column. Anthers 4-locular, with fimbriate membranous appendages. Pollen gathered in 4 small pollinia attached to a soft pale corpuscle. Follicles paired. Worldwide: c. 100 species in warm regions of the Old World Mozambique: 5 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| alpini Schult. | MS | Description, Image |
| delagoensis Schltr. | GI,M | |
| filiformis (L.f.) J.H. Ross | GI,M | |
| parvifolia (Oliv.) Bullock | Z,M | |
| retusa N.E. Br. | N |
Other sources of information about Secamone:
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Flora of Botswana: SecamoneFlora of Malawi: Secamone
Flora of Zambia: Secamone
Flora of Zimbabwe: Secamone
External websites:
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): SecamoneFlora Zambesiaca web site: Secamone
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Secamone
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Secamone
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Secamone
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