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8283.100 Catunaregam
Description of the genus
Spiny shrubs or small trees. Spines opposite and decussate on young and coppice growth; paired, single or 0 on older stems. Stipules acuminate. Leaves deciduous, paired and well-spaced on yung and coppice growth; in clusters on cushion shoots and brachyblasts. Flowers (4-)5-merous, bisexual or functionally unisexual. Inflorescences terminal or subterminal on cushion shoots ad brachyblasts. Calyx lobes ovate, oblong or spathulate, often with a rudimentary lobe in the wide sinuses. Corolla tube short, much shorter than the lobes; the lobes contorted to the left. Ovary 2(-3)-locular. Fruit crowned by a persistent, sometimes accrescent, calyx. Worldwide: 10-15 species in Africa, Madagascar and 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 |
| swynnertonii (S. Moore) Bridson[NrEnd] | E,S | Description, Image |
| taylorii (S. Moore) Bridson | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Catunaregam:
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Flora of Botswana: CatunaregamFlora of Malawi: Catunaregam
Flora of Mozambique: Catunaregam
Flora of Zambia: Catunaregam
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): CatunaregamBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Catunaregam
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Catunaregam
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Catunaregam
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Catunaregam
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Catunaregam
JSTOR Plant Science: Catunaregam
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Catunaregam
Plants of the World Online: Catunaregam
Tropicos: Catunaregam
Wikipedia: Catunaregam
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