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6484.000 Enicostema
Description of the genus
Perennial herb (in ours). Leaves narrow, entire, 3-nerved. Flowers (4-)5-merous, in axillary clusters. Calyx with 3 short basal glands. Corolla actinomorphic; lobes shorter than tube, Filaments with a double-hooded scale at the base. Ovary 1-locular. Capsule obovoid with numerous seeds. Worldwide: 3 species from Central America, West Indies, Africa, to the Lesser Sunda Islands and Madagascar Caprivi: 1 taxon. |
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| Species | Content |
| axillare (Lam.) A. Raynal subsp. axillare | Description, Image |
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Flora of Botswana: EnicostemaFlora of Malawi: Enicostema
Flora of Mozambique: Enicostema
Flora of Zambia: Enicostema
Flora of Zimbabwe: Enicostema
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): EnicostemaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Enicostema
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Enicostema
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Enicostema
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iNaturalist: Enicostema
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Enicostema
JSTOR Plant Science: Enicostema
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Enicostema
Plants of the World Online: Enicostema
Tropicos: Enicostema
Wikipedia: Enicostema
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