4724.000 Paullinia L.

Description of the genus

Woody climbers. Milky latex present (in ours). Stipules present. Leaves imparipinnate. Inflorescence raceme-like with 2 coiled tendrils from the peduncle apex. Flowers unisexual, slightly zygomorphic. Sepals 5, unequal. Petals 4. Stamens 8. Ovary 5-locular. Fruit a tardily dehiscent, trigonous or narrowly winged, woody capsule. Seed with arillode.

Worldwide: c.150-200 spp.species all apart from P. pinnata, confined to tropical America.

Zambia: 1 taxon.

Paullinia pinnata

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SpeciesFZ divisionsProvincesContent
pinnata L.B,N,W,SNw,CDescription, Image

Other sources of information about Paullinia:

Our websites:

Flora of Botswana: Paullinia
Flora of Burundi: Paullinia
Flora of Caprivi: Paullinia
Flora of Malawi: Paullinia
Flora of Mozambique: Paullinia
Flora of Zimbabwe: Paullinia
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Paullinia

External websites:

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

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

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Genus page: Paullinia.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=899, retrieved 4 December 2024

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