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6386.000 Mimusops
Description of the genus
Trees and shrubs. Stipules 0 or soon caducous. Leaves not clustered at ends of branches. Flowers borne in axils of current leaves, pedicellate. Sepals 8, in two slightly dissimilar whorls of 4. Corolla of 8 deeply 3-lobed petals, joined in a short tube at the base. Stamens 8, anthers relatively large (2.5 mm or more). Fruit a 1-several-seeded berry with persistent basal calyx. Worldwide: 20-30 species, centered in tropical Africa but extending to tropical Asia Zimbabwe: 2 taxa. |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| obtusifolia Lam. | E,S | Description, Image |
| zeyheri Sond. | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Mimusops:
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Flora of Botswana: MimusopsFlora of Caprivi: Mimusops
Flora of Malawi: Mimusops
Flora of Mozambique: Mimusops
Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Mimusops
Flora of Zambia: Mimusops
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Mimusops
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): MimusopsBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Mimusops
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Mimusops
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Mimusops
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Mimusops
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Mimusops
JSTOR Plant Science: Mimusops
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Mimusops
Plants of the World Online: Mimusops
Tropicos: Mimusops
Wikipedia: Mimusops
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