1966.000 Myrianthus P. Beauv.

Description of the genus

Trees or shrubs. Stipules amplexicaul, connate. Leaves: lamina palmate. Male flowers in branched spike-like clusters. Male flowers: tepals 3-4; stamens 3-4. Female inflorescences spherical-capitate; perianth 2-3-lobed. Fruit with a woody endocarp.

Worldwide: 7 species in tropical Africa

Zambia: 1 taxon.

Myrianthus holstii

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holstii Engl.N,EDescription, Image

Other sources of information about Myrianthus:

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Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Myrianthus
Flora of Malawi: Myrianthus
Flora of Mozambique: Myrianthus
Flora of Zimbabwe: Myrianthus

External websites:

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

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: Myrianthus.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=472, retrieved 29 March 2024

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