7716.010 Podranea Sprague

Description of the genus

Climbers (in ours). Leaves opposite, imparipinnate with 5 or more leaflets; tendrils 0. Inflorescence a terminal panicle. Calyx campanulate, 5-lobed, tube inflated. Corolla mauve-pink. Stamens 4, didynamous. Staminode 1. Ovary oblong. Capsule linear, flattened. Seeds winged.

Derivation of name: an anagram of Pandorea, an Australian genus in which these species were once included

Worldwide: 2 species in tropical and southern Africa

Mozambique: 1 taxon.

Podranea brycei

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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
brycei (N.E. Br.) SpragueN,MSDescription, Image

Other sources of information about Podranea:

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Flora of Malawi: Podranea
Flora of Zimbabwe: Podranea
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Podranea

External websites:

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

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: Podranea.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1302, retrieved 29 March 2023

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