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4784.000 Pappea
Description of the genus
Dioecious trees or shrubs. Leaves simple. Inflorescence an axillary raceme-like thyrse. Sepals 5, connate. Petals (4-)5(-6), each with 2 hairy scales at base. Stamens 8-10. Ovary 3-locular; loculi 1-ovulate. Fruit a 1(-3)-coccous capsule, not winged. Seed with a fleshy lobed arillode. Worldwide: Probably only a single, highly variable species in eastern and southern Africa (Vollesen, 1989) Zimbabwe: 1 taxon. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| capensis Eckl. & Zeyh. | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
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Flora of Malawi: Pappea
Flora of Mozambique: Pappea
Flora of Zambia: Pappea
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): PappeaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Pappea
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Pappea
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Pappea
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iNaturalist: Pappea
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Pappea
JSTOR Plant Science: Pappea
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Pappea
Plants of the World Online: Pappea
Tropicos: Pappea
Wikipedia: Pappea
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