Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated plants
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Theaceae - Tea family
Robson, N.K.B. (1960-1) Theaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(2)
Description of the family
Evergreen trees or shrubs. Leaves alternate, simple. Stipules 0. Flowers bisexual, actinomorphic. Sepals 4-6. Petals 4-many, overlapping. Stamens many. Ovary superior (in ours). Carpels 3-5, basally united. Fruit a capsule (in ours). Worldwide: 22 genera and 610 species, tropical with a few in warm temperate regions. Zimbabwe: 1 cultivated genus and 2 cultivated taxa. |
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Links to cultivated genera: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this family
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| Camellia L. | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Theaceae:
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Flora of Malawi: TheaceaeFlora of Malawi: cultivated Theaceae
Flora of Mozambique: Theaceae
Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Theaceae
Flora of Zambia: Theaceae
Flora of Zimbabwe: Theaceae
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): TheaceaeBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Theaceae
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Theaceae
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Theaceae
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Theaceae
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Theaceae
JSTOR Plant Science: Theaceae
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Theaceae
Wikipedia: Theaceae
Plants of the World Online: Theaceae
Tropicos: Theaceae
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