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969.000 Androcymbium
Description of the genus
Acaulescent herbs with an asymmetrical corm. Leaves 2-many, distichous, canaliculate with a broad sheathing base. Flowers 1-many in a terminal capitulum surrounded by, often large, green or colourful petaloid bracts. Perianth segments 6, free, ovate-acuminate. Ovary 3-locular, deeply 3-sulcate. Capsule 3-sulcate. Seeds spherical or angled , minutely verrucose. Worldwide: 30 species in tropical and subtropical Africa, including the Mediterranean littoral, the Canary Is and the Middle East Zimbabwe: 2 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| melanthioides Willd. | W,C,S | Description, Image |
| striatum Hochst. ex A. Rich. | N,C,E | Description, Image |
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Flora of Malawi: Androcymbium
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Flora of Zambia: Androcymbium
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): AndrocymbiumBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Androcymbium
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Androcymbium
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Androcymbium
JSTOR Plant Science: Androcymbium
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Androcymbium
Plants of the World Online: Androcymbium
Tropicos: Androcymbium
Wikipedia: Androcymbium
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