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8285.010 Rothmannia
Clarke, H. & Charters, M. (ed. Moll, E.) (2016) The Illustrated Dictionary of Southern African Plant Names Jacana Media, South Africa
Description of the genus
Shrubs or small trees. Stipules triangular, acuminate. Leaves opposite, occasionally in threes, sometimes with domatia. Flowers large, terminal. Calyx tube gradually funnel-shaped or cylindric. Corolla funnel-shaped or campanulate, lobes 5. Ovary 1-locular, with 2 parietal placentas. Fruit spherical or ellipsoid. Seeds very numerous, fused into a pulpy solid mass. Derivation of name: for Georg (Jöran) Johansson Rothman, 1739-1778, Swedish Botanist, physician and plant collector. Worldwide: 40 species in tropical and South Africa, Seychelles and Malay Peninsula. Malawi: 5 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| engleriana (K. Schum.) Keay | N,C,S | Description, Image |
| fischeri (K. Schum.) Bullock subsp. fischeri | N,C,S | Description, Image |
| manganjae (Hiern) Keay | C,S | Description, Image |
| urcelliformis (Schweinf. ex Hiern) Bullock ex Robyns | C,S | Description, Image |
| whitfieldii (Lindl.) Dandy | N | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Rothmannia:
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Flora of Zimbabwe: Rothmannia
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Rothmannia
External websites:
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): RothmanniaFlora Zambesiaca web site: Rothmannia
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Rothmannia
Wikipedia: Rothmannia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Rothmannia
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Rothmannia
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