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Chorisochora Vollesen

Description of the genus

Perennial or shrubby herbs. Leaves simple, opposite with entire margins. Flowers pedicellate, solitary or in groups of 2-3; bracts papery. Calyx deeply divided into 5 subequal lobes. Corolla 2-lipped, hairy on the outside with cylindric tube. Fruit a 2-3 seeded capsule.

Worldwide: 4 species, one in southern Africa (Botswana and South Africa)

Botswana: 1 taxon.

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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
transvaalensis (Meeuse) VollesenSE

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External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Chorisochora
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Chorisochora
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Chorisochora
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Chorisochora
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Chorisochora
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Chorisochora
JSTOR Plant Science: Chorisochora
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Chorisochora
Plants of the World Online: Chorisochora
Tropicos: Chorisochora
Wikipedia: Chorisochora
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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: Chorisochora.
https://www.botswanaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=2449, retrieved 27 December 2024

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