Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated plants
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5541.000 Quisqualis
Description of the genus
Climbers or climbing shrubs. Leaves opposite. Inflorescences of short terminal or axillary spikes. Flowers showy, bisexual. Receptacle produced into long tube beyond the ovary; sepals 5, small, recurved. Petals 5. Stamens 10. Fruit 5-angled or 5-winged, dry and leathery, dehiscent at apex along angles. Derivation of name: Who? what? (Latin); meaning obscure. Worldwide: 16 species in the Old World tropics Zimbabwe: 1 cultivated taxon. |
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| indica L. | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Quisqualis:
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): QuisqualisBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Quisqualis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Quisqualis
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Quisqualis
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Quisqualis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Quisqualis
JSTOR Plant Science: Quisqualis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Quisqualis
Plants of the World Online: Quisqualis
Tropicos: Quisqualis
Wikipedia: Quisqualis
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