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2401.000 Aizoon
Description of the genus
Many-stemmed annual or perennial herbs. Leaevs alternate. Stipules 0. Flowers bisexual, solitary, sessile in leaf axils or forks of branches. Perianth segments 5, united into a short tube. Stamens numerous, in fascicles alternating with the perianth segments. Ovary superior, consisting of 5 carpels, with numerous ovules in each loculus. Styles 5. Fruit a 5-valved loculicidal capsule. Seeds numerous, reniform, ridged. Worldwide: 11 species occurring in southern Spain, Asia Minor, North, East and South Africa and Australia. Mozambique: 1 taxon. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| canariense L. | GI,M | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Aizoon:
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Flora of Botswana: AizoonFlora of Zimbabwe: Aizoon
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): AizoonBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Aizoon
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Aizoon
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Aizoon
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iNaturalist: Aizoon
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Aizoon
JSTOR Plant Science: Aizoon
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Aizoon
Plants of the World Online: Aizoon
Tropicos: Aizoon
Wikipedia: Aizoon
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