1012.000 Eriospermum Jacq. ex Willd.

Description of the genus

Description as for the family.

Derivation of name: from the Greek: erion meaning wool, spermum a seed, referring to the hairy seeds.

Mozambique: 6 taxa.

Eriospermum mackenii subsp. phippsii

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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
flagelliforme (Baker) J.C. ManningZ,MSDescription, Image
kirkii BakerZDescription, Image
mackenii (Hook. f.) Baker subsp. galpinii (Schinz) P.L. PerryM
mackenii (Hook. f.) Baker subsp. mackenii MS,MDescription, Image
mackenii (Hook. f.) Baker subsp. phippsii (Wild) P.L. Perry[NrEnd][LR-nt]MSDescription, Image
triphyllum BakerMS

Other sources of information about Eriospermum:

Our websites:

Flora of Botswana: Eriospermum
Flora of Malawi: Eriospermum
Flora of Zambia: Eriospermum
Flora of Zimbabwe: Eriospermum

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Eriospermum
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Eriospermum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Eriospermum
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Eriospermum
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Eriospermum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Eriospermum
JSTOR Plant Science: Eriospermum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Eriospermum
Plants of the World Online: Eriospermum
Tropicos: Eriospermum
Wikipedia: Eriospermum

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Mozambique: Genus page: Eriospermum.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=338, retrieved 21 November 2024

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