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Flagellaria
Fayaz, F. (2011) Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants Firefly Books, New Zealand
Linder, H.P. (2010) Flagellariaceae Flora Zambesiaca 13(4) 94-96
Description of the genus
Lianas, high climbing, robust, glabrous; rhizome sympodial; stems terete, hard, usually equally branched. Leaf sheath tubular. Leaves distichous; lamina grass-like; apex extended into tendril; tendril simple, involutely coiled, hard. Inflorescence a panicle, terminal; flowers actinomorphic, 3-merous, small, whitish. Fruit drupaceous. Seeds 1 or 2, flattened; endocarp copious. Derivation of name: whip-like, referring to the long flexible stems . Worldwide: I species in Africa, Madagascar, Asia and the Pacific. Mozambique: 1 taxon. |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| guineensis Schumach. | N,Z,MS,GI,M | Description, Image |
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Flagellaria
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