5356.000 Streptopetalum Hochst.

Description of the genus

Annual herb (in ours). Plant heterophyllous (in ours). Inflorescences axillary, secund racemes. Sepals fused into a cylindric tube. Petals yellow to orange, without a ligule. Ovary 1-locular. Capsule ellipsoid, not constricted between the seeds. Seeds curved

Worldwide: 6 species in tropical and South Africa

Zambia: 3 taxa.

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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
luteoglandulosum R. Fern. [VU]
serratum Hochst.Description, Image
wittei Staner

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Flora of Botswana: Streptopetalum
Flora of Caprivi: Streptopetalum
Flora of Zimbabwe: Streptopetalum

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Streptopetalum
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Streptopetalum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Streptopetalum
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Streptopetalum
JSTOR Plant Science: Streptopetalum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Streptopetalum
Plants of the World Online: Streptopetalum
Tropicos: Streptopetalum
Wikipedia: Streptopetalum

Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-25

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2025). Flora of Zambia: Genus page: Streptopetalum.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=985, retrieved 2 April 2025

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