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4368.000 Erythrococca
Description of the genus
Dioecious shrubs with simple hairs, without milky latex. Buds bearing persistent protective scales. Stipules present. Leaves alternate, simple, gland-toothed. Male flowers: calyx closed in bud, splitting later into 3-4 valvate lobes; petals 0. Female flowers: calyx 2-4-partite; petals 0; ovary 2-3-locular. Fruit of 1-3 dehiscent cocci. Seeds subspherical bearing a scarlet aril. Worldwide: 50 species in tropical and South Africa and southern Arabia. Caprivi: 1 taxon. |
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| menyharthii (Pax) Prain | Description, Image |
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Flora of Zimbabwe: Erythrococca
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): ErythrococcaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Erythrococca
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Erythrococca
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Erythrococca
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iNaturalist: Erythrococca
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Erythrococca
JSTOR Plant Science: Erythrococca
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Erythrococca
Plants of the World Online: Erythrococca
Tropicos: Erythrococca
Wikipedia: Erythrococca
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