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Perennial herbs or woody climbers. Flowers zygomorphic. Perianth zygomorphic; the base swollen, the upper part narrower, ± cylindric (tube) with single, entire lobe (limb), rarely 0 or 3-lobed. Stamens usually 6, in one whorl, connate with the stylar column. Fruit a septicidal capsule. Worldwide: 120 species, widely distributed in the tropics and subtropics; some in warm temperate regions. Mozambique: 2 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| albida Duch. | N,Z,T,MS,GI | Description, Image |
| littoralis Parodi | Z,M | Description, Image |
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