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Handroanthus
Description of the genus
Trees or shrubs. Leaves digitate with 1-7(-9) leaflets. Indumentum of simple, stellate or dendritic hairs (lepidote scales may also be present). Inflorescence dichotomously branched. Calyx campanulate to cup-shaped with 5 teeth. Corolla tubular-infundibuliform or tubular-campanulate, showy, usually yellow; magenta with a yellow throat in heptaphylla and impetiginosa. Fruit linear, often densely tomentose. Seeds winged. Derivation of name: a combination of the name of the Brazilian botanist Oswaldo Handro (1908-1986) and the Greek word anthos meaning a flower. Worldwide: 35 species from Mexico to tropical America. Zimbabwe: 1 taxon. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| chrysotrichus (Mart. ex DC.) Mattos | C | Description, Image |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): HandroanthusBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Handroanthus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Handroanthus
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JSTOR Plant Science: Handroanthus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Handroanthus
Plants of the World Online: Handroanthus
Tropicos: Handroanthus
Wikipedia: Handroanthus
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