5356.000 Streptopetalum Hochst.

Description of the genus

Annual herb (in ours). Plant heterophyllous (in ours). Inflorescences axillary, secund racemes. Sepals fused into a cylindric tube. Petals yellow to orange, without a ligule. Ovary 1-locular. Capsule ellipsoid, not constricted between the seeds. Seeds curved

Worldwide: 6 species in tropical and South Africa

Caprivi: 1 taxon.

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Other sources of information about Streptopetalum:

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Flora of Botswana: Streptopetalum
Flora of Zambia: Streptopetalum
Flora of Zimbabwe: Streptopetalum

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Streptopetalum
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Streptopetalum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Streptopetalum
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Streptopetalum
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Streptopetalum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Streptopetalum
JSTOR Plant Science: Streptopetalum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Streptopetalum
Plants of the World Online: Streptopetalum
Tropicos: Streptopetalum
Wikipedia: Streptopetalum

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Caprivi: Genus page: Streptopetalum.
https://www.capriviflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=985, retrieved 29 March 2024

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