4219.000 Sphedamnocarpus Planch. ex Benth.

Description of the genus

Subshrubs, shrubs or climbers. Stipules present or 0. Leaves opposite or whorled, bearing 2-4 glands on the margin of the lamina near the base of the lamina or apex of the petiole. Inflorescences umbellate or axillary panicles. Flowers actinomorphic or ± so, bisexual. Sepals 5. Petals 5, usually yellow, shortly unguiculate, not auriculate. Stamens 10; anthers ovate. Styles exceeding the stamens. Ovary 3-4-locular, densely hairy. Fruit a samara bearing a single entire oblique wing.

Worldwide: 18 species in tropical and South Africa and Madagascar

Zimbabwe: 5 taxa.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
angolensis (A. Juss.) Planch. ex Oliv.	W,C	Description, Image
pruriens (A. Juss.) Szyszyl. var. pruriens	N,W,E,S	Description, Image
pruriens (A. Juss.) Szyszyl. var. lanceolatus Launert	N,W,C
pruriens (A. Juss.) Szyszyl.[Agg]	N,W,C,E,S
pruriens (A. Juss.) Szyszyl. subsp. galphimiifolius (A. Juss.) P. D. de Villiers & D. J. Botha	W,E,S

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Flora of Botswana: Sphedamnocarpus
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Flora of Malawi: Sphedamnocarpus
Flora of Mozambique: Sphedamnocarpus
Flora of Zambia: Sphedamnocarpus

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Sphedamnocarpus
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Sphedamnocarpus
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