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Stilbaceae
Byng, J.W. (2014) The Flowering Plants Handbook Plant Gateway Limited, Hertford, UK
Description of the family
Shrubs or small trees. Leaves simple, opposite or whorled; margins entire or less often toothed. Inflorescences consisting of spikes, thyrses, cymes, heads or solitary flowers; bracteate. Flowers often small, bisexual; zygomorphic or actinomorphic. Petals fused; imbricate; funnel-shaped or often tubular; persistent. Ovary superior; carpels fused. Fruit a capsule or berry. Worldwide: 8 genera and 40 species in Sub-Saharan Africa, western Indian Ocean and Arabia. Mozambique: 2 genera and 5 taxa. |
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Links to genera: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this family
| Genus | Content |
| Halleria L. | Description, Image |
| Nuxia Comm. ex Lam. | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Stilbaceae:
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Flora of Zimbabwe: Stilbaceae
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Stilbaceae
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): StilbaceaeBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Stilbaceae
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Stilbaceae
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Stilbaceae
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Stilbaceae
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Stilbaceae
JSTOR Plant Science: Stilbaceae
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Stilbaceae
Wikipedia: Stilbaceae
Plants of the World Online: Stilbaceae
Tropicos: Stilbaceae
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