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5992.000 Heteromorpha
Description of the genus
Small trees, shrubs and suffrutices. Leaves simple to 3-foliolate, less often pinnate with few leaflets. Inflorescence of lateral and terminal compound umbels. Bracts and bracteoles well-developed. Flowers appearing with the leaves. Calyx teeth triangular. Petals pale yellow to yellowish-green; apex inflexed. Fruit obovoid, slightly laterally flattened, hairless, with well-developed lateral wings. Worldwide: 8 species, widely distributed in tropical and South Africa extending to Ethiopia and Yemen. Malawi: 4 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| arborescens (Spreng.) Cham. & Schltdl. var. montana P.J.D. Winter | Description, Image | |
| arborescens (Spreng.) Cham. & Schltdl. var. abyssinica (A. Rich.) H. Wolff | N,C,S | Description, Image |
| involucrata Conrath | N,C,S | Description, Image |
| stenophylla Welw. ex Schinz var. transvaalensis (Schltr. & H. Wolff) P.J.D. Winter | S | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Heteromorpha:
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Flora of Botswana: HeteromorphaFlora of Burundi: Heteromorpha
Flora of Caprivi: Heteromorpha
Flora of Mozambique: Heteromorpha
Flora of Zambia: Heteromorpha
Flora of Zimbabwe: Heteromorpha
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): HeteromorphaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Heteromorpha
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Heteromorpha
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Heteromorpha
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Heteromorpha
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Heteromorpha
JSTOR Plant Science: Heteromorpha
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Heteromorpha
Plants of the World Online: Heteromorpha
Tropicos: Heteromorpha
Wikipedia: Heteromorpha
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