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7744.000 Markhamia
Description of the genus
Trees or shrubs. Pseudostipules present. Leaves opposite, imparipinnate, the petiole and rhachis channelled above. Inflorescence a terminal or axillary panicle or raceme. Calyx spathaceous, shorter than the corolla tube. Corolla campanulate, 5-lobed, 2-lipped, often with conspicuous small glands at the mouth. Disk ring- or cup-shaped. Ovary 2-locular. Capsule elongated, flattened, 2-valved; valve splitting loculicidally. Seeds with papery wings. Derivation of name: named after Sir Clements Robert Markham (1830-1916), English geographer and traveller Worldwide: 10 species in tropical Africa and Asia Caprivi: 2 taxa. |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | Content |
| obtusifolia (Baker) Sprague | Description, Image |
| zanzibarica (Bojer ex DC.) K. Schum. | Description, Image |
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Flora of Zambia: Markhamia
Flora of Zimbabwe: Markhamia
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Markhamia
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): MarkhamiaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Markhamia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Markhamia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Markhamia
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iNaturalist: Markhamia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Markhamia
JSTOR Plant Science: Markhamia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Markhamia
Plants of the World Online: Markhamia
Tropicos: Markhamia
Wikipedia: Markhamia
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