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2317.000 Aerva
Description of the genus
Perennial herbs. Leaves alternate. Inflorescences consisting of axillary and terminal bracteate spikes, these densely white-woolly. Modified sterile flowers 0. Flowers bisexual or unisexual. Tepals 5 with membranous margins and a green centre, densely lanate on the back, deciduous with the seed. Stamens 5. Ovule 1. Stigmas 2. Capsule splitting irregularly. Worldwide: 10 species in tropical and warm areas of the Old World Zimbabwe: 2 taxa. |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| lanata (L.) Juss. ex Schult. | E | Description, Image |
| leucura Moq. | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Aerva:
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Flora of Botswana: AervaFlora of Burundi: Aerva
Flora of Caprivi: Aerva
Flora of Malawi: Aerva
Flora of Mozambique: Aerva
Flora of Zambia: Aerva
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): AervaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Aerva
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Aerva
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Aerva
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iNaturalist: Aerva
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Aerva
JSTOR Plant Science: Aerva
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Aerva
Plants of the World Online: Aerva
Tropicos: Aerva
Wikipedia: Aerva
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