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6780.000 Kanahia
Description of the genus
Perennial herbs. Leaves with minute bristles in the axis. Flowers in pseudumbels, spirally arranged around the top of the peduncle. Corolla with densely woolly upper surface. Corona 5-lobed; lobes projected into 2 short horns directed over the staminal column. Follicles ellipsoid. Seeds with tuft of hairs. Worldwide: 2 species in tropical Africa and Arabia Mozambique: 1 taxon. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| laniflora (Forssk.) R. Br. | N,T,MS | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Kanahia:
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Flora of Botswana: KanahiaFlora of Zambia: Kanahia
Flora of Zimbabwe: Kanahia
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): KanahiaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Kanahia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Kanahia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Kanahia
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iNaturalist: Kanahia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Kanahia
JSTOR Plant Science: Kanahia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Kanahia
Plants of the World Online: Kanahia
Tropicos: Kanahia
Wikipedia: Kanahia
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