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3506.000 Schotia
Description of the genus
Unarmed trees or shrubs. Leaves alternate, paripinnate; the rhachis sometimes winged. Inflorescence a short lateral or terminal panicle or raceme. Flowers red, showy, bisexual. Calyx lobes 4. Petals either 5 or (in brachypetala) with some or all reduced to linear filaments. Stamens 10, inserted with the petals, often alternately long and short. Pods oblong, flattened, woody, with a wing along one suture. Derivation of name: after Richard van den Schot (1733-1790) head gardener at Schönbrunn, Vienna. Worldwide: 5 species in southern Africa. Mozambique: 2 taxa. The larvae of the following species of insect eat species of this genus:
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| brachypetala Sond. | M | Description, Image |
| capitata Bolle | GI,M | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Schotia:
Our websites:
Flora of Botswana: SchotiaFlora of Zimbabwe: Schotia
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Schotia
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): SchotiaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Schotia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Schotia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Schotia
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Schotia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Schotia
JSTOR Plant Science: Schotia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Schotia
Plants of the World Online: Schotia
Tropicos: Schotia
Wikipedia: Schotia
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