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8230.000 Cephalanthus
Description of the genus
Shrubs, trees or woody climbers. Growth axes differentiated into 2 sorts: opposite leaves and in whorls of 3-4. Leaves with domatia. Inflorescences in heads, usually solitary, individual flowers well separated. Corolla salver- to funnel- shaped; lobes 4-5. Ovary 2-locular. Fruits fleshy, indehiscent, containing 2 1-seeded pyrenes. Worldwide: 6 species in the tropics and N America Zimbabwe: 1 taxon. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| natalensis Oliv. | E | Description, Image |
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Flora of Malawi: CephalanthusFlora of Mozambique: Cephalanthus
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): CephalanthusBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Cephalanthus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Cephalanthus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Cephalanthus
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Cephalanthus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cephalanthus
JSTOR Plant Science: Cephalanthus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Cephalanthus
Plants of the World Online: Cephalanthus
Tropicos: Cephalanthus
Wikipedia: Cephalanthus
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