2716.000 Hexalobus A. DC.

Description of the genus

Shrubs or trees, not climbing. Flowers solitary, axillary. Bracteoles 2-several, caducous. Sepals 3, brown-pubescent. Petals 6, in two whorls, connate at base. Stamens numerous, linear or obconic. Carpels free. Ripe carpels indehiscent, ± sessile, succulent. Seeds horizontal; aril 0.

Worldwide: 4 species in tropical and South Africa and Madagascar

Botswana: 2 taxa.

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monopetalus (A. Rich.) Engl. & Diels var. monopetalus SEDescription
monopetalus (A. Rich.) Engl. & Diels[Agg]SEDescription, Image

Other sources of information about Hexalobus:

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Flora of Malawi: Hexalobus
Flora of Mozambique: Hexalobus
Flora of Zambia: Hexalobus
Flora of Zimbabwe: Hexalobus

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Hexalobus
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Hexalobus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Hexalobus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Hexalobus
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Hexalobus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Hexalobus
JSTOR Plant Science: Hexalobus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Hexalobus
Plants of the World Online: Hexalobus
Tropicos: Hexalobus
Wikipedia: Hexalobus

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Botswana: Genus page: Hexalobus.
https://www.botswanaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=598, retrieved 28 March 2024

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