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8082.000 Brachystephanus
OREACANTHUS Benth.
Description of the genus
Herbs, subshrubs or shrubs. Inflorescence a spike (in ours); terminal or axillary. Sepals 5, linear. Corolla 2-lipped; tube very long and slender; lobes subequal. Fertile stamens 2, long-exserted; anthers 1-thecous; staminodes 0. Ovary and style base glabrous; style capitate. Seeds without hygroscopic hairs. Worldwide: 10 species in tropical Africa and Madagascar Caprivi: 1 cultivated taxon. |
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| africanus S.Moore[Agg] |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): BrachystephanusBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Brachystephanus
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Brachystephanus
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