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2570.000 Cocculus
Description of the genus
Perennial climber (in ours). Leaves simple, entire or lobed, not peltate. Male inflorescences of small many-flowered cymes, clustered (1-) 2-3 together; female inflorescences similar. Male flowers with 6 sepals; 3 outer reduced; the 3 inner concave, free; petals 6, often 2-fid or emarginate; stamens 6-9. Female flowers with similar sepals; staminodes 6 or 0; carpels 3-6. Fruits obovoid or flattened and rounded drupes. Worldwide: 8 species in the tropics and warm regions, excluding S America and Australia Mozambique: 1 taxon. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| hirsutus (L.) Diels | N,T,MS,GI,M | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Cocculus:
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Flora of Botswana: CocculusFlora of Caprivi: Cocculus
Flora of Malawi: Cocculus
Flora of Zambia: Cocculus
Flora of Zimbabwe: Cocculus
External websites:
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): CocculusFlora Zambesiaca web site: Cocculus
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Cocculus
Wikipedia: Cocculus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cocculus
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Cocculus
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