1012.000 Eriospermum Jacq. ex Willd.

Description of the genus

Description as for the family.

Derivation of name: from the Greek: erion meaning wool, spermum a seed, referring to the hairy seeds.

Mozambique: 6 taxa.

Eriospermum mackenii subsp. phippsii

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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
flagelliforme (Baker) J.C. ManningZ,MSDescription, Image
kirkii BakerZDescription, Image
mackenii (Hook. f.) Baker subsp. galpinii (Schinz) P.L. PerryM
mackenii (Hook. f.) Baker subsp. mackenii MS,MDescription, Image
mackenii (Hook. f.) Baker subsp. phippsii (Wild) P.L. Perry[NrEnd][LR-nt]MSDescription, Image
triphyllum BakerMS

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Flora of Botswana: Eriospermum
Flora of Malawi: Eriospermum
Flora of Zambia: Eriospermum
Flora of Zimbabwe: Eriospermum

External websites:

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

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: Eriospermum.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=338, retrieved 27 March 2023

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