4853.000 Bersama Fresen.

Description of the genus

Trees or shrubs. Leaves imparipinnate; rhachis markedly winged abyssinica). Inflorescence racemose. Petals densely hairy. Fruit a woody capsule opening by 4-5 thick valves. Seeds with a conspicuous aril, both seed and aril often brightly coloured.

Worldwide: 5 species in southern tropical Africa and South Africa

Zambia: 3 taxa.

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SpeciesFZ divisionsProvincesContent
abyssinica Fresen.[Agg]N,Mc,C,WDescription, Image
abyssinica Fresen. subsp. engleriana (Gürke) F. WhiteB,N,W,CN,C,WDescription, Image
abyssinica Fresen. subsp. nyassae (Baker f.) F. WhiteNMcDescription, Image

Other sources of information about Bersama:

Our websites:

Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Bersama
Flora of Malawi: Bersama
Flora of Mozambique: Bersama
Flora of Zimbabwe: Bersama
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Bersama

External websites:

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

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: Bersama.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=916, retrieved 20 April 2024

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