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4275.000 Securidaca
Description of the genus
Small trees or shrubs. Leaves entire. Flowers zygomorphic, in terminal and axillary racemes. Sepals unequal, 5, the two lateral ones (wings) larger and petaloid, free. Petals 3 (occasionally 5 with 2 vestigial), free. Stamens 8. Ovary 1-locular. Fruit an indehiscent samara, usually 1-winged but sometimes with a second rudimentary wing. Seed 1, ecarunculate. Worldwide: 80 species in the tropics (excluding Australia) Botswana: 1 taxon. |
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Other sources of information about Securidaca:
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Flora of Burundi: SecuridacaFlora of Caprivi: Securidaca
Flora of Malawi: Securidaca
Flora of Mozambique: Securidaca
Flora of Zambia: Securidaca
Flora of Zimbabwe: Securidaca
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Securidaca
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): SecuridacaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Securidaca
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Securidaca
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Securidaca
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Securidaca
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Securidaca
JSTOR Plant Science: Securidaca
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Securidaca
Plants of the World Online: Securidaca
Tropicos: Securidaca
Wikipedia: Securidaca
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