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3424.000 Rourea
Description of the genus
Woody lianes, climbing shrubs or small trees. Leaves imparipinnate. Inflorescences of racemes or panicles. Flowers 5-merous. Sepals imbricate; margin ciliate. Petals longer than sepals. Stamens 10. Fruit a slightly curved, glabrous or glabrescent, follicle, with the persistent calyx clasping the base. Seed partially enclosed by the basal aril. Follicles glabrous or almost so. Worldwide: 40 - 70 species in the tropics Zambia: 3 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| minor (Gaertn.) Alston | N | Description, Image |
| orientalis Baill. | B,N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| thomsonii (Baker) Jongkind |
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Flora of Malawi: Rourea
Flora of Mozambique: Rourea
Flora of Rwanda: Rourea
Flora of Zimbabwe: Rourea
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): RoureaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Rourea
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Rourea
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Rourea
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Rourea
JSTOR Plant Science: Rourea
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Rourea
Plants of the World Online: Rourea
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