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4688.000 Rhaphiostylis
Description of the genus
Shrubs or lianes. Leaves alternate, entire. Flowers in supra-axillary fascicles. Flowers bisexual. Calyx present, 5-fid. Petals 5, valvate, free. Stamens 5; filaments flattened below. Ovary with an excentric style. Fruit with a persistent style, without a lateral appendage. Worldwide: 6 species in tropical Africa Zambia: 1 taxon. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Provinces | Content |
| beninensis (Hook. f. ex Planch.) Planch. ex Benth. | N,W | Cb,Lp,N,C | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Rhaphiostylis:
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Flora of the DRC: RhaphiostylisFlora of Mozambique: Rhaphiostylis
Flora of Zimbabwe: Rhaphiostylis
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): RhaphiostylisBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Rhaphiostylis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Rhaphiostylis
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Rhaphiostylis
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Rhaphiostylis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Rhaphiostylis
JSTOR Plant Science: Rhaphiostylis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Rhaphiostylis
Plants of the World Online: Rhaphiostylis
Tropicos: Rhaphiostylis
Wikipedia: Rhaphiostylis
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