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Trees or small subshrubs. Inflorescence terminal, spicate. Bracts ovate or 0; bracteoles 2. Calyx actinomorphic, 5-lobed. Corolla 1-lipped; lobes 5; tube shorter than the lobes. Fertile stamens 4, 1-thecous. Pollen prolate. Capsule woody. Derivation of name: from the Greek skleros, meaning hard and chiton, covering, referring to the woody casing of its fruiting capsule. Worldwide: 12 species in tropical and South Africa. Zambia: 2 taxa. |
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Species | FZ divisions | Provinces | Content |
nitidus (S.Moore) C.B.Clarke | W | Nw | |
vogelii (Nees) T. Anderson subsp. congolanus (De Willd.) Vollesen | N | N |
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