7780.000 Dicerocaryum Bojer

Description of the genus

Herb, with widely spreading prostrate annual stems. Leaves variable. Flowers solitary in leaf axils, borne on long erect pedicels. Corolla obliquely campanulate; limb slightly 2-lipped. Stamens 4. Ovary 2-locular. Fruit disk-like with 2 erect conical spines from the central raised portion.

Derivation of name: di - two; keras - horn; karyon - nut (Gr), referring to the two-thorned fruits.

Worldwide: 3 species in southern tropical Africa

Mozambique: 2 taxa.

Dicerocaryum senecioides

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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
forbesii (Decne.) A.E.van WykM
senecioides (Klotzsch) AbelsN,Z,MS,GI,MDescription, Image

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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Mozambique: Genus page: Dicerocaryum.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1317, retrieved 19 March 2024

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