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DREGEA E. Mey.
Fayaz, F. (2011) Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants Firefly Books, New Zealand
Goyder, D.J. (2007) Zimbabwean Asclepiadaceae. Unpublished list.
Lianas, twining; rarely erect shrubs. Leaves opposite, lamina cordate; Inflorescence umbel-like, paniculate or raceme-like; terminal or extra-axillary; pedunculated. Flowers calyx 5-lobed, sepals overlapping; basal glands or scales often present; corolla urceolate or campanulate, throat often hairy; lobes twisted to the right; corona lobes 5, erect acuminate, fleshy. Fruit follicles, mostly thick, acuminate; smooth or longitudinally winged. Seeds comose. Derivation of name: after William Marsden, British traveller and plant collector, 1754-1836 Worldwide: 125 species in the tropics. Mozambique: 5 taxa. The larvae of the following species of insect eat species of this genus:
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Species | FZ divisions | Content |
cynanchoides Schltr.[NrEnd] | N,Z,GI | Description, Image |
floribunda (E. Mey.) N.E. Br. | M | |
gazensis S. Moore[NrEnd] | T,GI | |
macrantha (Klotzsch) Schltr. | T,MS,GI | Description, Image |
sylvestris (Retz.) P.I. Forst. | T,MS,GI,M | Description, Image |
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