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7778.000 Ceratotheca
Description of the genus
Foetid, annual or perennial, erect herbs. Leaves opposite or subopposite, petiolate; lamina variable in shape, the largest often sagittate or 3-lobed. Flowers solitary in the leaf-axils, pendent, white, pink or lilac. Corolla tube funnel-shaped, ± 2-lipped. Stamens 4. Fruit a dehiscent non-woody capsule with 2 sideways-directed horns at each of the angles of the apex. Seeds never winged. Derivation of name: keratos - horned, theke - a case (Gr); referring to the horned fruit. Worldwide: 5 species, tropics and South Africa. Caprivi: 1 taxon. |
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Flora of Botswana: CeratothecaFlora of the DRC: Ceratotheca
Flora of Malawi: Ceratotheca
Flora of Mozambique: Ceratotheca
Flora of Zambia: Ceratotheca
Flora of Zimbabwe: Ceratotheca
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): CeratothecaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Ceratotheca
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Ceratotheca
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Ceratotheca
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iNaturalist: Ceratotheca
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Ceratotheca
JSTOR Plant Science: Ceratotheca
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Ceratotheca
Plants of the World Online: Ceratotheca
Tropicos: Ceratotheca
Wikipedia: Ceratotheca
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