2572.000 Stephania Lour.

Description of the genus

Lianes. Leaves simple, peltate. Male inflorescences of false compound umbels; male flowers: sepals 6-8; petals (0-)3-4, free; stamens 2-6, united in a stalked disk. Female inflorescences similar to male. Female flowers: sepals 3-6, free; petals 2-4, free; carpel 1. Drupes ribbed or with minute prickles. Bracts minute, not enlarged in fruit.

Derivation of name: named after Christian Stephan (1757-1814), director of Forestry Institute in Petersburg and professor of Botany and Chemistry in Moscow

Worldwide: 35 species in the tropical Old World

Zimbabwe: 2 taxa.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
abyssinica (Quart.-Dill. & A. Rich.) Walp. var. tomentella (Oliv.) Diels	E,S	Description, Image
abyssinica (Quart.-Dill. & A. Rich.) Walp. var. abyssinica	E	Description, Image

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Flora of Burundi: Stephania
Flora of Malawi: Stephania
Flora of Mozambique: Stephania
Flora of Zambia: Stephania

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Stephania
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Stephania
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Stephania
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Stephania
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Stephania
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Tropicos: Stephania
Wikipedia: Stephania