4957.000 Sparrmannia L.f.

Description of the genus

Shrubs, all parts stellately hairy, sometimes simple hairs also present. Stipules subulate or setaceous. Leaves petiolate, alternate; lamina 3-7-lobed, palmately nerved, crenate-dentate. Inflorescences of leaf-opposed umbels; bracts similar to stipules. Flowers 4-merous. Sepals 4, deciduous. Petals 4, oblanceolate, white or purplish. Stamens numerous, with nodose filaments. Ovary 4-5-locular. Capsule dehiscent, ellipsoid, covered with rigid bristles.

Derivation of name: Named after Anders Sparrman (1748-1820)

Worldwide: 3 species in Africa and Madagascar

Zimbabwe: 1 taxon.

Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus

Species	FZ divisions	Content
ricinocarpa (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Kuntze	W,C,E	Description, Image

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Flora of Burundi: Sparrmannia
Flora of Malawi: Sparrmannia
Flora of Mozambique: Sparrmannia
Flora of Zambia: Sparrmannia
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Sparrmannia

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