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2194.000 Emex
Description of the genus
Erect or spreading, much-branched, monoecious, annuals or perennial herbs. Leaves alternate, petiolate. Ochrea membranous, caducous. Flowers unisexual; male flowers pedicellate in clusters on the upper part of branches or upper part of inflorescences; female flowers sessile in the axils below. Male flowers: perianth segments 5-6, free nearly to the base, spreading. Female flowers: perianth segments in 2 rows of 3, accrescent, the outer 3 each bearing a stout spine. Styles 3, widened and fimbriate at the tip. Nut trigonous. Worldwide: 2 species, one in the Mediterranean area and the other native to South Africa and Namibia. Zimbabwe: 1 taxon. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| australis Steinh. | C,E | Description, Image |
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External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): EmexBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Emex
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Emex
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Emex
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iNaturalist: Emex
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Emex
JSTOR Plant Science: Emex
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Emex
Plants of the World Online: Emex
Tropicos: Emex
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