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8197.000 Hymenodictyon
Description of the genus
Shrubs or trees. Stipules interpetiolar. Leaves opposite, petiolate, deciduous. Domatia present. Inflorescence a spike or elongated head, composed of numerous 1-3-flowered cymes in the axils of secondary bracts. Flowers bisexual. Calyx of 5(-6) unequal lobes. Corolla funnel-shaped or campanulate with 5 erect lobes. Style well exserted. Ovary 2-locular. Fruit a dehiscent, strongly lenticellate capsule, splitting into 2 valves. Seeds broadly winged, the wing 2-fid at the base. Derivation of name: from Greek: hymen meaning a membrane, diktyon, a net, referring to a net-like membrane surrounding the seed. Worldwide: 20 species in the Old World. Mozambique: 3 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| austro-africanum J.E.Burrows & S.M.Burrows[NrEnd] | GI | |
| floribundum (Hochst. & Steud.) B. L. Rob. | N,Z,T,MS | Description, Image |
| parvifolium Oliv. subsp. parvifolium | N,T,MS | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Hymenodictyon:
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Flora of Malawi: HymenodictyonFlora of Zambia: Hymenodictyon
Flora of Zimbabwe: Hymenodictyon
External websites:
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): HymenodictyonFlora Zambesiaca web site: Hymenodictyon
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Hymenodictyon
Wikipedia: Hymenodictyon
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Hymenodictyon
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Hymenodictyon
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