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2390.000 Hypertelis
Description of the genus
Perennial herb (in ours). Stipules persistent, membranous, adnate to the leaf base and sometimes clasping the stem. Leaves linear, entire, succulent. Inflorescences axillary, long-pedunculate, simply umbellate. Perianth segments 5, the outer 2-3 ± succulent, the inner narrower and membranous. Stamens 5 (in ours). Nectariferous disk 0. Ovary superior, of 3 or 5 carpels; 3- or 5-locular, each loculus with numerous ovules; stigmas 3-5. Fruit a capsule. Seeds without an appendage. Worldwide: 9 species in South Africa, one extending to tropical Africa and Madagascar Mozambique: 2 taxa. |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| bowkeriana Sond. | MS,GI,M | Description, Image |
| salsoloides (Burch.) Adamson var. mossamedensis (Welw. ex Hiern) Gonç. | GI,M |
Other sources of information about Hypertelis:
Our websites:
Flora of Botswana: HypertelisFlora of Zimbabwe: Hypertelis
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): HypertelisBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Hypertelis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Hypertelis
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Hypertelis
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Hypertelis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Hypertelis
JSTOR Plant Science: Hypertelis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Hypertelis
Plants of the World Online: Hypertelis
Tropicos: Hypertelis
Wikipedia: Hypertelis
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