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8212.000 Crossopteryx
Description of the genus
Shrubs or trees. Leaves opposite, shortly petiolate; stipules interpetiolar, triangular. Domatia sometimes present. Inflorescence a dense branched terminal corymbose panicle. Calyx with 4-6 teeth. Corolla salver-shaped with 4-6 contorted spreading lobes. Ovary 2-locular. Style long-exserted. Fruit a capsule, splitting into 2 persistent valves. Seeds with a fimbriate wing. Worldwide: 1 species in tropical and South Africa Caprivi: 1 taxon. |
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| Species | Content |
| febrifuga (Afzel. ex G. Don) Benth. | Description, Image |
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Flora of Botswana: CrossopteryxFlora of Burundi: Crossopteryx
Flora of Malawi: Crossopteryx
Flora of Mozambique: Crossopteryx
Flora of Zambia: Crossopteryx
Flora of Zimbabwe: Crossopteryx
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): CrossopteryxBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Crossopteryx
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Crossopteryx
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Crossopteryx
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iNaturalist: Crossopteryx
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Crossopteryx
JSTOR Plant Science: Crossopteryx
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Crossopteryx
Plants of the World Online: Crossopteryx
Tropicos: Crossopteryx
Wikipedia: Crossopteryx
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