Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated plants
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5465.000 Dais
Description of the genus
Deciduous trees or shrubs. Leaves opposite or alternate. Inflorescence a dense terminal, spherical head of flowers. Involucral bracts rigid, persistent. Calyx tube cylindric, often curved; lobes (4) 5, outer slightly larger than inner. Petals 0. Stamens 10, twice as many as the calyx lobes. Ovary 1-locular. Derivation of name: Dais - torch; referring to the flower heads. Worldwide: 25 species in southern Africa and Madagascar Zimbabwe: 1 cultivated taxon. |
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| cotinifolia L. | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Dais:
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Flora of Malawi: DaisFlora of Zimbabwe: Dais
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): DaisBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Dais
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Dais
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Dais
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Dais
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Dais
JSTOR Plant Science: Dais
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Dais
Plants of the World Online: Dais
Tropicos: Dais
Wikipedia: Dais
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