Astropanax Seem.

Description of the genus

Shrubs or lianes. Leaves digitate with long petioles. Inflorescence of compound umbels, arranged in a raceme or panicle. Petals and sepals 5-10, equal in number. Styles 5-8. Fruit subspherical to ovoid.

Worldwide: 15 species in Tropical Africa and western Indian Ocean Islands.

Zambia: 3 taxa.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
abyssinicus (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Seem. [VU]	N
goetzenii (Harms) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin	E	Description, Image
myrianthus (Baker) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin	E?

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Flora of Burundi: Astropanax
Flora of the DRC: Astropanax
Flora of Malawi: Astropanax
Flora of Mozambique: Astropanax
Flora of Rwanda: Astropanax
Flora of Zimbabwe: Astropanax

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Astropanax
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Astropanax
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Astropanax
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Tropicos: Astropanax
Wikipedia: Astropanax