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2074.080 Actinanthella
Description of the genus
Small hemiparasitic shrubs with simple or forked hairs and a single haustorial attachment. Flowers 1-3, borne in axils; bract cup-shaped with small limb. Corolla tubular below, 5-merous, with radially arranged lobes spreading and later reflexed; tube with basal swelling, constricted above and narrowly funnel-shaped above; filaments erect, upper part thickened and coiling at anthesis, attached nearly halfway up corolla lobes. Berry narrowly obovoid. Derivation of name: from the Greek actinos meaning a ray and anthos a flower. Worldwide: 2 species in SE and South Africa Zambia: 1 taxon. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Provinces | Content |
| menyharthii (Engl. & Schinz ex Schinz) Balle | N,S | Mc,S | Image |
Other sources of information about Actinanthella:
Our websites:
Flora of Mozambique: ActinanthellaFlora of Zimbabwe: Actinanthella
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): ActinanthellaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Actinanthella
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Actinanthella
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Actinanthella
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Actinanthella
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Actinanthella
JSTOR Plant Science: Actinanthella
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Actinanthella
Plants of the World Online: Actinanthella
Tropicos: Actinanthella
Wikipedia: Actinanthella
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