2696.000 Monanthotaxis Baill.

Leistner, O.A. (ed.) (2000) Seed plants of southern Africa: families and genera Strelitzia 10

Description of the genus

Trees, shrubs or lianes. Branches with prominent lenticels, red or blackish. Inflorescences of few-flowered fascicles or solitary flowers. Flowers bisexual or unisexual; bracteoles present, small, ovate-oblong. Sepals 3. Petals (4-)6, in 1-2 whorls; inner shorter than outer. Stamens 6-many in 1-several whorls. Carpels few-many, free. Fruit-segments cylindric, indehiscent, usually fleshy and constricted between the 1-8-seeds.

Worldwide: 56 species in tropical Africa and Madagascar

Caprivi: 5 cultivated taxa.

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Species	Content
ferruginea (Oliv.) Verdc.
orophila (Boutique) Verdc.
parvifolia (Oliv.) Verdc. subsp. parvifolia
poggei Engl. & Diels
schweinfurthii (Engl. & Diels) Verdc.

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