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7623.000 Cycnium
Description of the genus
Hemiparasitic herbs or subshrubs, turning black on drying. Leaves mainly opposite, entire, pinnatisect or 2-pinnatisect, ± sessile. Flowers in terminal spikes or solitary and axillary. Bracts leaf-like. Calyx 4-5-lobed. Corolla 5-lobed, salver-shaped; limb 2-lipped with the 2 upper lobes united and smaller than the lower. Stamens 4. Anthers strictly with 1 theca. Fruit a capsule or berry. Worldwide: 15 species, occurring from East Africa southwards to South Africa Caprivi: 1 taxon. |
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Flora of Botswana: CycniumFlora of Caprivi: cultivated Cycnium
Flora of Malawi: Cycnium
Flora of Mozambique: Cycnium
Flora of Zambia: Cycnium
Flora of Zimbabwe: Cycnium
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): CycniumBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Cycnium
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Cycnium
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Cycnium
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iNaturalist: Cycnium
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cycnium
JSTOR Plant Science: Cycnium
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Cycnium
Plants of the World Online: Cycnium
Tropicos: Cycnium
Wikipedia: Cycnium
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