4483.020 Shirakiopsis Esser

SAPIUM P. Browne in part

Description of the genus

Shrubs or trees, with unbranched, multicellular, coloured hairs, with milky latex. Stipules small. Leaves alternate, simple, without glands; margin serrate with marginal glands below. Inflorescence a terminal elongate spike, lax at maturity. Male flowers: calyx 2-3-lobed; petals 0; stamens 2-3. Female flowers: calyx 2-3-lobed; petals 0; ovary 2(-4)-lobed;styles 2(-4). Fruit 2(-4)-lobed, smooth, shiny, indehiscent or ± so. Seeds smooth, greyish-brown, ecarunculate.

Worldwide: 6 species; 3 in Asia, 3 in Africa

Malawi: 1 taxon.

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elliptica (Hochst.) EsserN,C,SDescription, Image

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Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Shirakiopsis
Flora of Mozambique: Shirakiopsis
Flora of Zambia: Shirakiopsis
Flora of Zimbabwe: Shirakiopsis

External websites:

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

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: Shirakiopsis.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1626, retrieved 29 March 2024

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