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Leistner, O.A. (ed.) (2000) Seed plants of southern Africa: families and genera Strelitzia 10
Deciduous large shrubs or small trees, without thorns. Leaves simple, entire petiolate; stipules linear. Inflorescence terminal and axillary. Flowers large, solitary on short shoots. Sepals 5, reflexed, glandular-serrate, persistent. Petals 5, larger than sepals, white or pink. Ovary inferior. Fruit large, ovate with the leathery wall. Worldwide: A single species native to Caucasia, widely cultivated for its fruit (Quince). Zimbabwe: 1 cultivated taxon. |
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