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8278.000 Tarenna
Description of the genus
Shrubs, sometimes scrambling, or trees. Leaves chartaceous to almost coriaceous. Stipules shortly sheathing, often with central area darkened. Inflorescences terminal on main and lateral branches, sometimes also with axillary inflorescences. Calyx with both limb-tube and lobes present. Corolla hairless or pubescent outside. Placenta ovate with 1-15 impressed ovules. Fruit often whitish when mature, 2-locular. Seeds 2-several per fruit, brown, smooth, with a circular excavation. Worldwide: c. 50 species, throughout tropical Africa Mozambique: 9 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| drummondii Bridson[VU] | N | |
| junodii (Schinz) Bremek. | N,Z,MS,GI,M | Description, Image |
| longipedicellata (J.G. Garcia) Bridson[End][VU] | MS | Description, Image |
| luteola (Stapf) Bremek. | T | Description, Image |
| pavettoides (Harv.) Sim subsp. affinis (K. Schum.) Bridson | N,Z,MS,GI | Description, Image |
| pavettoides (Harv.) Sim subsp. gillmanii Bridson | ||
| pavettoides (Harv.) Sim. subsp. pavettoides | M | |
| pembensis J.E. Burrows[End] | N | |
| sp. 53 of Degreef (2006)[NrEnd] | N |
Other sources of information about Tarenna:
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Flora of Botswana: TarennaFlora of Caprivi: Tarenna
Flora of Malawi: Tarenna
Flora of Zambia: Tarenna
Flora of Zimbabwe: Tarenna
External websites:
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): TarennaFlora Zambesiaca web site: Tarenna
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Tarenna
Wikipedia: Tarenna
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Tarenna
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Tarenna
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