Chamaeclitandra (Stapf) Pichon

Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. & Kupicha, F.K. et al. (1985) Apocynaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(2)

Description of the genus

Rhizomatous shrubs with straight stems; tendrils absent. Latex present, abundant in the rootstocks. Inflorescence cymes terminal and axillary. Calyx lobes ± free to base; corolla hypocrateriform; tube glabrous without, pilose within around the stamens and near the mouth; lobes contorted, overlapping to the left, ± equalling tube, glabrous or ciliate. Ovary hairy; ovules few, in 2 series in each loculus; style, clavuncle and stigma very short. Fruit a few-seeded glabrous berry without sclerified pericarp.

Worldwide: 1 Species in Africa.

Zambia: 1 taxon.

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Species	FZ divisions	Provinces	Content
henriquesiana (Hallier f.) Pichon	B,W,S	Nw,S,W	Description, Image

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

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

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Genus page: Chamaeclitandra.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1911, retrieved 21 December 2024

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