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2313.000 Leucosphaera
Description of the genus
Small shrub. Leaves opposite, entire, densely appressed white-hairy. Inflorescences white, capitate, almost sessile above the upper leaves. Partial inflorescences of 1-2 sterile and 1-2 fertile flowers. Perianth segments 5, 3-nerved, ± long-aristate. Stamens 5; pseudostaminodes 0. Ovary with 1 ovule. Capsule with a firm pilose apex. Worldwide: 1 species in southern Africa: Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and South Africa Botswana: 1 taxon. |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| bainesii (Hook. f.) Gilg | N,SW,SE | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Leucosphaera:
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Flora of Zimbabwe: LeucosphaeraExternal websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): LeucosphaeraBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Leucosphaera
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Leucosphaera
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Leucosphaera
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Leucosphaera
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Leucosphaera
JSTOR Plant Science: Leucosphaera
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Leucosphaera
Plants of the World Online: Leucosphaera
Tropicos: Leucosphaera
Wikipedia: Leucosphaera
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