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5442.000 Synaptolepis
Description of the genus
Small shrubs or woody climbers. Leaves alternate or opposite, glabrous. Infl of terminal or axillary cymes. Flowers 5-merous. Calyx-tube not articulated above the ovary. Petals present, small, glandular, arranged in a ring at the base of the calyx lobes. Stamens twice as many as the calyx lobes. Ovary 1-locular. Fruit dry. Worldwide: 4-5 species in tropical Africa 1 of which occus in Madagascar. Zimbabwe: 1 taxon. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| alternifolia Oliv. | E,S | Description, Image |
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Flora of Malawi: SynaptolepisFlora of Mozambique: Synaptolepis
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): SynaptolepisBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Synaptolepis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Synaptolepis
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Synaptolepis
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Synaptolepis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Synaptolepis
JSTOR Plant Science: Synaptolepis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Synaptolepis
Plants of the World Online: Synaptolepis
Tropicos: Synaptolepis
Wikipedia: Synaptolepis
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