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2208.010 Homalocladium
Description of the genus
Shrub, with extraordinary flat, jointed, glabrous, ribbon-like branches. Leaves fugacious, borne on young or sterile shoots. Flowers in sessile clusters at the joints. Perianth 4-5-merous. Styles 3. Fruit berry-like, red or purplish, enclosing the triquetrous achene. Worldwide: 1 species, endemic to the Solomon Islands Zimbabwe: 1 cultivated taxon. |
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| Species | Content |
| platycladium (F. Muell.) L.H. Bailey | Description, Image |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): HomalocladiumBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Homalocladium
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Homalocladium
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Homalocladium
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iNaturalist: Homalocladium
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Homalocladium
JSTOR Plant Science: Homalocladium
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Homalocladium
Plants of the World Online: Homalocladium
Tropicos: Homalocladium
Wikipedia: Homalocladium
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