4724.000 Paullinia L.

Description of the genus

Woody climbers. Milky latex present (in ours). Stipules present. Leaves imparipinnate. Inflorescence raceme-like with 2 coiled tendrils from the peduncle apex. Flowers unisexual, slightly zygomorphic. Sepals 5, unequal. Petals 4. Stamens 8. Ovary 5-locular. Fruit a tardily dehiscent, trigonous or narrowly winged, woody capsule. Seed with arillode.

Worldwide: c.150-200 spp.species all apart from P. pinnata, confined to tropical America.

Zimbabwe: 2 cultivated taxa.

Paullinia pinnata

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SpeciesContent
bipinnata Poir.
pinnata L.Description, Image

Other sources of information about Paullinia:

Our websites:

Flora of Botswana: Paullinia
Flora of Caprivi: Paullinia
Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Paullinia
Flora of Malawi: Paullinia
Flora of Mozambique: Paullinia
Flora of Zambia: Paullinia
Flora of Zimbabwe: Paullinia

External websites:

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

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: Paullinia.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/genus.php?genus_id=899, retrieved 28 March 2024

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