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1295.000 Aristea
Description of the genus
Perennial herbs, with rhizomes. Leaves distichous, mostly basal. Stems terete to flattened, often strongly winged. Inflorescences composed of 2-nate rhipidia, these 1-many. Flowers actinomorphic, blue, lasting one morning only, twisting spirally as they go over, deliquescent. Tepals free ± to base, spreading horizontally. Fruit a capsule. Worldwide: 50 species in tropical and South Africa and Madagascar Zimbabwe: 4 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| abyssinica Pax | E | Description, Image |
| angolensis Baker | N,C,E | Description, Image |
| ecklonii Baker | E,S | Description, Image |
| torulosa Klatt | E | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Aristea:
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Flora of Burundi: AristeaFlora of Malawi: Aristea
Flora of Mozambique: Aristea
Flora of Zambia: Aristea
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Aristea
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): AristeaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Aristea
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Aristea
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Aristea
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Aristea
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Aristea
JSTOR Plant Science: Aristea
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Aristea
Plants of the World Online: Aristea
Tropicos: Aristea
Wikipedia: Aristea
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