4368.000 Erythrococca Benth.

Description of the genus

Dioecious shrubs with simple hairs, without milky latex. Buds bearing persistent protective scales. Stipules present. Leaves alternate, simple, gland-toothed. Male flowers: calyx closed in bud, splitting later into 3-4 valvate lobes; petals 0. Female flowers: calyx 2-4-partite; petals 0; ovary 2-3-locular. Fruit of 1-3 dehiscent cocci. Seeds subspherical bearing a scarlet aril.

Worldwide: 50 species in tropical and South Africa and southern Arabia.

Zambia: 6 taxa.

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SpeciesFZ divisionsProvincesContent
angolensis (Müll.Arg.) Pax & K.Hoffm.B,WNw,W
atrovirens (Pax) Prain NLp
menyharthii (Pax) PrainB,C,E,SMc,Lk,S,WDescription, Image
trichogyne (Müll. Arg.) Prain var. trichogyne N,W,C,SCb,Lp,C,Lk,SDescription, Image
trichogyne (Müll.Arg.) Prain var. psilogyne Radcl.-Sm. [NrEnd]EMc
welwitschiana (Müll.Arg.) Prain N,WNw,Lp

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Flora of Botswana: Erythrococca
Flora of Caprivi: Erythrococca
Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Erythrococca
Flora of Malawi: Erythrococca
Flora of Mozambique: Erythrococca
Flora of Zimbabwe: Erythrococca

External websites:

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

Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Genus page: Erythrococca.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=848, retrieved 29 March 2024

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