1295.000 Aristea Sol. ex Aiton

Description of the genus

Perennial herbs, with rhizomes. Leaves distichous, mostly basal. Stems terete to flattened, often strongly winged. Inflorescences composed of 2-nate rhipidia, these 1-many. Flowers actinomorphic, blue, lasting one morning only, twisting spirally as they go over, deliquescent. Tepals free ± to base, spreading horizontally. Fruit a capsule.

Worldwide: 50 species in tropical and South Africa and Madagascar

Malawi: 5 taxa.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
abyssinica Pax	N,C,S	Description, Image
angolensis Baker	N,S	Description, Image
nyikensis Baker	N,C
polycephala Harms	N
torulosa Klatt	N	Description, Image

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Flora of Burundi: Aristea
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Flora of Zimbabwe: Aristea
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Aristea

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Aristea
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Aristea
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Aristea
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