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4957.000 Sparrmannia
Description of the genus
Shrubs, all parts stellately hairy, sometimes simple hairs also present. Stipules subulate or setaceous. Leaves petiolate, alternate; lamina 3-7-lobed, palmately nerved, crenate-dentate. Inflorescences of leaf-opposed umbels; bracts similar to stipules. Flowers 4-merous. Sepals 4, deciduous. Petals 4, oblanceolate, white or purplish. Stamens numerous, with nodose filaments. Ovary 4-5-locular. Capsule dehiscent, ellipsoid, covered with rigid bristles. Derivation of name: Named after Anders Sparrman (1748-1820) Worldwide: 3 species in Africa and Madagascar Mozambique: 1 taxon. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| ricinocarpa (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Kuntze | N,Z,MS | Description, Image |
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Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Sparrmannia
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ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): SparrmanniaFlora Zambesiaca web site: Sparrmannia
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Sparrmannia
Wikipedia: Sparrmannia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Sparrmannia
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Sparrmannia
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