6116.010 Steganotaenia Hochst.

Description of the genus

Trees, shubs (in ours) or suffrutices. Leaves 1-pinnate, imparipinnate; margin (in ours) serrate, the serrations extending into long bristles. Umbels compound. Bracts and bracteoles several, filiform. Calyx teeth minute. Flowers appearing before the leaves. Fruit ovate to obovate, strongly dorsally flattened with a broad commissure; lateral wings well developed but not thickened; dorsal ribs filiform.

Worldwide: 3 species extending from Ethiopia to South Africa

Zambia: 2 taxa.

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SpeciesFZ divisionsProvincesContent
araliacea Hochst. var. araliacea N,W,C,E,SCb,N,E,Lk,SDescription, Image
hockii (C. Norman) C. Norman Nw,N,Lk,S,W

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

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Steganotaenia
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EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Steganotaenia
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iNaturalist: Steganotaenia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Steganotaenia
JSTOR Plant Science: Steganotaenia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Steganotaenia
Plants of the World Online: Steganotaenia
Tropicos: Steganotaenia
Wikipedia: Steganotaenia

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: Steganotaenia.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1051, retrieved 27 April 2024

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