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5313.000 Homalium
Description of the genus
Trees or shrubs. Stipules various. Leaves pinnately-nerved: lamina entire or crenate-serrate with a gland near the apex of each tooth on the underside. Flowers bisexual, in axillary panicles (in ours). Sepals (4-)5-8(-12). Petals as many as, and alternating with, the sepals, persistent. Stamens solitary or in groups of 3 before each petal. Styles 2-4. Ovary 1-locular. Fruit a capsule. Worldwide: 180 species in tropical and warm areas Zambia: 3 taxa. |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| abdessammadii Asch. & Schweinf. | B,N,W,C,S | Description, Image |
| africanum (Hook. f.) Benth. | N,W | Description, Image |
| dentatum (Harv.) Warb. | W | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Homalium:
Our websites:
Flora of Botswana: HomaliumFlora of Burundi: Homalium
Flora of Caprivi: Homalium
Flora of the DRC: Homalium
Flora of Malawi: Homalium
Flora of Mozambique: Homalium
Flora of Zimbabwe: Homalium
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): HomaliumBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Homalium
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Homalium
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Homalium
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Homalium
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Homalium
JSTOR Plant Science: Homalium
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Homalium
Plants of the World Online: Homalium
Tropicos: Homalium
Wikipedia: Homalium
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