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5012.000 Lagunaria
Fayaz, F. (2011) Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants Firefly Books, New Zealand
Description of the genus
Tree to 15 m. Stipules caducous. Leaves alternate, spiralled; lamina simple, elliptic; base tapering, margins entire. Inflorescence axillary; flowers solitary (occasionally paired); perianth 2-whorled; epicalyx fused, enclosing floral bud, leaving an annular scar; sepals 5 basally connate; petals 5, free, cream to pink. Fruit a capsule, stinging-pubescent inside, dehiscent, not fleshy. Seeds reniform, glabrous. Derivation of name: named in honour of Andres de Laguna (d. 1560), a Spanish botanist and physician to Pope Julius III Worldwide: 1 species in Norfolk Island, Lord Howe Island, coastal Queensland, and perhaps northeast New South Wales Zimbabwe: 1 cultivated taxon. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): LagunariaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Lagunaria
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Lagunaria
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Lagunaria
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iNaturalist: Lagunaria
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Lagunaria
JSTOR Plant Science: Lagunaria
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Lagunaria
Plants of the World Online: Lagunaria
Tropicos: Lagunaria
Wikipedia: Lagunaria
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