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Itea
Description of the genus
Climbing shrub or small tree. Stipules minute, linear. Leaves alternate, glandular-serrate. Flowers bisexual or polygamous in branched axillary panicles. Calyx with 5 lobes. Petals 5. Stamens 5, inserted at the margin of the disk, alternating with the petals. Ovary partly inferior, 2-locular. Styles 2. Stigmas capitate. Comment: According to the most recent taxonomic research by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (APG-III), this has been moved from Escalloniaceae to the small family Iteacea while the monospecific genus Choristylis has been sunk under Itea. Worldwide: 16 species in eastern tropical and southern Africa, Eastern and Southeast Asia and the eastern US. Zambia: 1 taxon. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Provinces | Content |
| rhamnoides (Harv.) Kubitzki | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Itea:
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Flora of Burundi: IteaFlora of the DRC: Itea
Flora of Malawi: Itea
Flora of Mozambique: Itea
Flora of Rwanda: Itea
Flora of Zimbabwe: Itea
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): IteaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Itea
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Itea
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Itea
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Itea
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Itea
JSTOR Plant Science: Itea
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Itea
Plants of the World Online: Itea
Tropicos: Itea
Wikipedia: Itea
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