7671.000 Amphilophium Kunth
DISTICTIS Mart. ex Meisn.
PITHECOCTENIUM Mart. ex Meisn.
Bailey, L.H. (1949)
Manual of Cultivated Plants Revised edition. Macmillan, New York.
Description of the genus
Climbers with 3-fid tendrils. Leaves opposite, 3-foliolate or with the terminal leaflet replaced with a tendril. Flowers in terminal racemes or panicles. Calyx tomentose, truncate or with short teeth. Corolla campanulate; stamens included. Capsule densely covered in prickles.
Worldwide: c. 45 species in tropical America Zimbabwe: 1 taxon. |
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2025).
Flora of Zimbabwe: Genus page: Amphilophium. https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1628, retrieved 30 March 2025
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