3254.000 Hymenosporum R. Br. ex F. Muell.

Bailey, L.H. (1949) Manual of Cultivated Plants Revised edition. Macmillan, New York.

Cufodontis, G. (1960) Pittosporaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1)

Description of the genus

Differing from Pittosporum in having winged seeds which are not embedded in a sticky substance.

Derivation of name: from the Greek: hymen meaning a membrane and spora seed, referring to the membranous wing on the seed.

Worldwide: 1 species in E Australia and New Guinea

Zimbabwe: 1 cultivated taxon.

Hymenosporum flavum

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flavum (Hook.) F. Muell.Description, Image

Other sources of information about Hymenosporum:

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Hymenosporum
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Hymenosporum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Hymenosporum
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Hymenosporum
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Hymenosporum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Hymenosporum
JSTOR Plant Science: Hymenosporum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Hymenosporum
Plants of the World Online: Hymenosporum
Tropicos: Hymenosporum
Wikipedia: Hymenosporum

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated plants: genus page: Hymenosporum.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/genus.php?genus_id=2143, retrieved 19 April 2024

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