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7780.000 Dicerocaryum
Description of the genus
Herb, with widely spreading prostrate annual stems. Leaves variable. Flowers solitary in leaf axils, borne on long erect pedicels. Corolla obliquely campanulate; limb slightly 2-lipped. Stamens 4. Ovary 2-locular. Fruit disk-like with 2 erect conical spines from the central raised portion. Derivation of name: di - two; keras - horn; karyon - nut (Gr), referring to the two-thorned fruits. Worldwide: 3 species in southern tropical 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 |
| eriocarpum (Decne.) Abels | W | Description, Image |
| senecioides (Klotzsch) Abels | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): DicerocaryumBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Dicerocaryum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Dicerocaryum
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Dicerocaryum
JSTOR Plant Science: Dicerocaryum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Dicerocaryum
Plants of the World Online: Dicerocaryum
Tropicos: Dicerocaryum
Wikipedia: Dicerocaryum
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