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Bailey, L.H. (1949) Manual of Cultivated Plants Revised edition. Macmillan, New York.
Trees. Leaves opposite or in whorls, imparipinnate. Inflorescence of terminal corymbose racemes. Flowers orange-red. Calyx spathaceous, splitting open on one side to reveal the corolla. Corolla campanulate, ventricose, slightly 2-lipped. Stamens 4. Fruit an oblong capsule tapering at both ends; erect (in ours). Derivation of name: spathe-like (Greek) referring to the spathaceous calyx. Worldwide: 1 species in tropical Africa Zimbabwe: 1 taxon. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| campanulata P. Beauv. subsp. nilotica (Seem.) Bidgood | E | Description, Image |
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