Ficalhoa Hiern

Robson, N.K.B. (1960-1) Theaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(2)

Description of the genus

Tree with terete branches and alternate serrulate leaves. Flowers in solitary or paired axillary few- or many-flowered cymes. Bracteoles 2 or 0. Sepals 5, connate in the lower third, persistent, petals 5, alternating with the sepals, connate in the lower third to form a corolla, eventually deciduous. Fruit a 5-valved capsule, hemispherical, woody, many-seeded. Seeds small, irregularly compressed-ovoid.

Malawi: 1 taxon.

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laurifolia HiernN

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Ficalhoa
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Malawi: Genus page: Ficalhoa.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1895, retrieved 19 April 2024

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