5529.000 Cassipourea Aubl.

Description of the genus

Trees and shrubs. Leaves opposite, rarely whorled; margin serrate in upper half or entire. Inflorescence 1-4-flowered, lax or congested or in dense congested fascicles. Petals clawed, linear or spathulate, usually laciniate above. Stamens many. Ovary superior to subinferior. Fruit a capsule; seeds 2-4, arillate.

Worldwide: 40 species in tropical America, tropical and South Africa, Madagascar and Sri Lanka

Zimbabwe: 4 taxa.

Cassipourea gummiflua var. verticillata

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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
euryoides AlstonE,S
gossweileri ExellN
gummiflua Tul. var. verticillata (N.E. Br.) J. LewisEDescription, Image
malosana (Baker) AlstonEDescription, Image

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Flora of Burundi: Cassipourea
Flora of Malawi: Cassipourea
Flora of Mozambique: Cassipourea
Flora of Zambia: Cassipourea

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Cassipourea
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Cassipourea
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Cassipourea
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iNaturalist: Cassipourea
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cassipourea
JSTOR Plant Science: Cassipourea
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Cassipourea
Plants of the World Online: Cassipourea
Tropicos: Cassipourea
Wikipedia: Cassipourea

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Genus page: Cassipourea.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1006, retrieved 22 November 2024

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