5529.000 Cassipourea Aubl.

Description of the genus

Trees and shrubs. Leaves opposite, rarely whorled; margin serrate in upper half or entire. Inflorescence 1-4-flowered, lax or congested or in dense congested fascicles. Petals clawed, linear or spathulate, usually laciniate above. Stamens many. Ovary superior to subinferior. Fruit a capsule; seeds 2-4, arillate.

Worldwide: 40 species in tropical America, tropical and South Africa, Madagascar and Sri Lanka

Mozambique: 6 taxa.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
euryoides Alston	N,Z,MS
gummiflua Tul. var. verticillata (N.E. Br.) J. Lewis	MS,M	Description, Image
malosana (Baker) Alston	Z,MS	Description, Image
mollis (R.E. Fr.) Alston	T	Image
mossambicensis (Brehmer) Alston[NrEnd]	N,GI,M
obovata Alston[DD]	N

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Cassipourea
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