6860.000 Secamone R. Br.
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 Unpublished list.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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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
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Flora of Mozambique: Genus page: Secamone. https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1148, retrieved 7 December 2019
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