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4905.000 Helinus
Description of the genus
Unarmed climbing shrubs. Branches with coiled tendrils. Stipules subulate, caducous. Leaves alternate; lamina with nerves arranged pinnately, margin entire. Inflorescence a 1-several-flowered pedunculate axillary umbel. Flowers bisexual. Sepals 5. Petals 5, white to yellowish-green, cucullate. Disk flat, filling the receptacle, annular. Ovary inferior, 3-locular. Fruit a capsule, splitting into 3 tardily dehiscent cocci. Seeds 3; testa black, shining. Worldwide: 5 species in the tropics: 3 in southern Africa, 1 Madagascar and 1 in NW India Zambia: 2 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Provinces | Content |
| integrifolius (Lam.) Kuntze | W,C,S | Cb,C,Lk,S | Description, Image |
| mystacinus (Aiton) E. Mey. ex Steud. | N | Nw,N | Description, Image |
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Flora of Caprivi: Helinus
Flora of Malawi: Helinus
Flora of Mozambique: Helinus
Flora of Zimbabwe: Helinus
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): HelinusBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Helinus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Helinus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Helinus
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iNaturalist: Helinus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Helinus
JSTOR Plant Science: Helinus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Helinus
Plants of the World Online: Helinus
Tropicos: Helinus
Wikipedia: Helinus
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