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7769.000 Pterodiscus
Description of the genus
Perennial herbs; stems arising from a persistent basal organ; this either (1) a short swollen aerial stem arising from an underground tuber of about the same diameter or (2) a scarcely swollen stem arising from a broader swollen subterranean tuber. Leaves ± fleshy, linear to strap-shaped; sinuate to pinnatilobed. Corolla lacking a basal spur (but may be gibbous). Flowers solitary in axils, the colour (in ours) yellow (sometimes suffused with purple) or dark purple to wine-red. Calyx small. Stamens 4. Ovary 2-locular. Fruit indehiscent, with 4 prominent wings; upper part sterile, beak-like. Worldwide: 18 species in tropical and South Africa 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 |
| elliottii Baker ex Stapf | N,W | Description, Image |
| ngamicus N.E.Br. ex Stapf | W,E,S | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Pterodiscus:
Our websites:
Flora of Botswana: PterodiscusFlora of Mozambique: Pterodiscus
Flora of Zambia: Pterodiscus
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): PterodiscusBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Pterodiscus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Pterodiscus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Pterodiscus
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Pterodiscus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Pterodiscus
JSTOR Plant Science: Pterodiscus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Pterodiscus
Plants of the World Online: Pterodiscus
Tropicos: Pterodiscus
Wikipedia: Pterodiscus
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