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Cephalophis
Description of the genus
Herb. Leaves opposite, crenate, with conspicuous cystoliths. Flowers solitary or in 3-flowered cymes, borne in a narrow raceme-like panicle. Calyx deeply divided into 5 subequal, recurved segments. Corolla: tube linear, widening slightly above; limb markedly 2-lipped, upper limb strongly curved, flattened laterally with 2 small apical teeth; lower limb subcircular in outline, with 2 lateral parts folded over and covering central part. Stamens 2. Capsule clavate, 4-seeded. Seeds discoid, densely covered with retrorsely barbed glochids. Worldwide: Kenya and Mozambique Mozambique: 1 taxon. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| lukei Vollesen[NrEnd] | MS | Description, Image |
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External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): CephalophisBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Cephalophis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Cephalophis
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Cephalophis
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Cephalophis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cephalophis
JSTOR Plant Science: Cephalophis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Cephalophis
Plants of the World Online: Cephalophis
Tropicos: Cephalophis
Wikipedia: Cephalophis
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