4688.000 Rhaphiostylis Planch. ex Benth.

Description of the genus

Shrubs or lianes. Leaves alternate, entire. Flowers in supra-axillary fascicles. Flowers bisexual. Calyx present, 5-fid. Petals 5, valvate, free. Stamens 5; filaments flattened below. Ovary with an excentric style. Fruit with a persistent style, without a lateral appendage.

Worldwide: 6 species in tropical Africa

Zambia: 1 taxon.

Rhaphiostylis beninensis

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beninensis (Hook. f. ex Planch.) Planch. ex Benth.N,WCb,Lp,N,CDescription, Image

Other sources of information about Rhaphiostylis:

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Flora of Mozambique: Rhaphiostylis
Flora of Zimbabwe: Rhaphiostylis

External websites:

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

Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Genus page: Rhaphiostylis.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=897, retrieved 28 March 2024

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