1966.000 Myrianthus P. Beauv.

Description of the genus

Trees or shrubs. Stipules amplexicaul, connate. Leaves: lamina palmate. Male flowers in branched spike-like clusters. Male flowers: tepals 3-4; stamens 3-4. Female inflorescences spherical-capitate; perianth 2-3-lobed. Fruit with a woody endocarp.

Worldwide: 7 species in tropical Africa

Malawi: 1 taxon.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
holstii Engl.	N,C,S	Description, Image

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Flora of Burundi: Myrianthus
Flora of Mozambique: Myrianthus
Flora of Zambia: Myrianthus
Flora of Zimbabwe: Myrianthus

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Myrianthus
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Myrianthus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Myrianthus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Myrianthus
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Myrianthus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Myrianthus
JSTOR Plant Science: Myrianthus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Myrianthus
Plants of the World Online: Myrianthus
Tropicos: Myrianthus
Wikipedia: Myrianthus

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Malawi: Genus page: Myrianthus.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=472, retrieved 21 November 2024

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