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692.000 Zamioculcas
Description of the genus
Herb with underground rhizomatous tuber. Leaves: petiole swollen below, stout, fleshy, with a pulvinus in the upper half; lamina 1-pinnate with fleshy leaflets, propagating vegetatively by forming tubers at the base of the leaflet. Inflorescences 1-2, appearing with the leaves. Spadix with female flowers below and male above, with a constricted zone of sterile flowers between, lacking a sterile appendix. Flowers unisexual with 4 fleshy tepals. Ovary 2-locular. Fruit a berry. Worldwide: 1 species in eastern and southern tropical Africa Mozambique: 1 taxon. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| zamiifolia (Lodd.) Engl. | MS,GI,M | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Zamioculcas:
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Flora of Malawi: ZamioculcasFlora of Zimbabwe: Zamioculcas
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): ZamioculcasBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Zamioculcas
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Zamioculcas
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Zamioculcas
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Zamioculcas
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Zamioculcas
JSTOR Plant Science: Zamioculcas
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Zamioculcas
Plants of the World Online: Zamioculcas
Tropicos: Zamioculcas
Wikipedia: Zamioculcas
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