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4629.000 Catha
Description of the genus
Glabrous trees or shrubs. Stipules rapidly caducous. Leaves opposite on flowering shoots, alternate on vegetative ones. Inflorescence pedunculate, regularly dichasial. Flowers bisexual. Sepals 5, united at base. Petals 5. Disk intrastaminal. Stamens 5. Ovary superior. Stigmas 3. Fruit a dehiscent capsule. Seeds 1-3, winged. Derivation of name: latinised from the Arabic word khat, referring to the leaves of the species which are chewed as a stimulant Worldwide: 3 species from SW Arabia to South Africa Zambia: 1 taxon. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Provinces | Content |
| edulis (Vahl) Forssk. ex Endl. | N,W | Cb,N,Mc | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Catha:
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Flora of Malawi: CathaFlora of Mozambique: Catha
Flora of Zimbabwe: Catha
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): CathaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Catha
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Catha
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Catha
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Catha
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Catha
JSTOR Plant Science: Catha
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Catha
Plants of the World Online: Catha
Tropicos: Catha
Wikipedia: Catha
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