FZ.11. Bonatea Willd.

Description of the genus

Terrestrial herbs with fleshy, tuberous roots. Stem leafy. Inflorescence terminal. Flowers resupinate. Dorsal sepal free; laterals partly united. Petals 2-lobed. Lip free from the column, 3-lobed, bearing a cylindric spur. Stigmas projecting from the front of the column.

Worldwide: 20 species in tropical and South Africa; also Arabia

Mozambique: 5 taxa.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
antennifera Rolfe	M	Description
polypodantha (Rchb.f.) Bolus	M
porrecta (Bolus) Summerh.	M
pulchella Summerh. [NrEnd]	M
steudneri (Rchb. f.) T. Durand & Schinz	MS	Description, Image

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Flora of Botswana: Bonatea
Flora of Burundi: Bonatea
Flora of Caprivi: Bonatea
Flora of the DRC: Bonatea
Flora of Rwanda: Bonatea
Flora of Zambia: Bonatea
Flora of Zimbabwe: Bonatea

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Bonatea
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Bonatea
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Bonatea
JSTOR Plant Science: Bonatea
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Bonatea
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Tropicos: Bonatea
Wikipedia: Bonatea