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8082.000 Brachystephanus
OREACANTHUS Benth.
Description of the genus
Herbs, subshrubs or shrubs. Inflorescence a spike (in ours); terminal or axillary. Sepals 5, linear. Corolla 2-lipped; tube very long and slender; lobes subequal. Fertile stamens 2, long-exserted; anthers 1-thecous; staminodes 0. Ovary and style base glabrous; style capitate. Seeds without hygroscopic hairs. Worldwide: 10 species in tropical Africa and Madagascar Zimbabwe: 1 taxon. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| africanus S. Moore var. africanus [CR] | E | Description, Image |
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External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): BrachystephanusBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Brachystephanus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Brachystephanus
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iNaturalist: Brachystephanus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Brachystephanus
JSTOR Plant Science: Brachystephanus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Brachystephanus
Plants of the World Online: Brachystephanus
Tropicos: Brachystephanus
Wikipedia: Brachystephanus
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