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8399.010 Chazaliella
Description of the genus
Shrubs. Stems 2-ribbed, with pale corky bark. Stipules 2 (-many)-fid. Leaves opposite or in whorls of 3-4; bacterial nodules 0; domatia present. Calyx limb short. Corolla yellow or white; tube shortly cylindric. Flowers 5-merous, often appearing before the leaves are fully developed, in small terminal heads (in ours). Ovary 2-locular; ovule 1 per loculus, erect. Style with 2 stigma lobes. Fruit a drupe with 2 pyrenes. Pyrenes opening by 2 marginal slits. Seeds with a pale testa; endosperm not ruminate. Differs from Psychotria, to which it is closely related, by the dehiscent pyrenes, the pale testa and the non-ruminate endosperm. Worldwide: 25 species in tropical Africa Zambia: 1 taxon. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Provinces | Content |
| abrupta (Hiern) E.M.A. Petit & Verdc. var. abrupta | N,W,C,E | Nw,N,E,Lk | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Chazaliella:
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Flora of Malawi: ChazaliellaFlora of Mozambique: Chazaliella
Flora of Zimbabwe: Chazaliella
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): ChazaliellaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Chazaliella
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Chazaliella
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Chazaliella
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Chazaliella
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Chazaliella
JSTOR Plant Science: Chazaliella
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Chazaliella
Plants of the World Online: Chazaliella
Tropicos: Chazaliella
Wikipedia: Chazaliella
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