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Staples, G.W. & Herbst, D.R. (2005) A Tropical Garden Flora; plants cultivated in the Hawaiian islands and other tropical places. Bishop Museum Press, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Evergreen or semi-deciduous shrubs; branches arching or spreading. Leaves opposite or in whorls of 3, simple with short petioles; blades entire or with toothed margins. Inflorescence terminal in clusters or panicles or flowers may be solitary. Flowers small, numerous, bell or funnel-shaped, hairy inside. Fruit a leathery achene. Worldwide: C. 15 species native to temperate regions from Himalayas across eastern Asia. Zimbabwe: 2 cultivated taxa. |
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