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Harrisonia
Description of the genus
Trees or shrubs; the trunk sometimes with corky bosses bearing prickles; branches bearing spiny stipules. Leaves imparipinnate, not crowded at ends of branches; leaflets with 2-7 opposite pairs; petiole and rhachis winged. Inflorescence a terminal or axillary panicle. Sepals and petals 4-5. Fruit a 4-5-lobed berry with 4 or 5 seeds. Comment: Formerly placed in Simaroubaceae this genus is now considered part of Rutaceae acc. to APGIII. Worldwide: 3-4 species in tropical Africa, SE Asia and tropical Australia Malawi: 1 taxon. |
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Flora of Caprivi: cultivated HarrisoniaFlora of Mozambique: Harrisonia
Flora of Zambia: Harrisonia
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): HarrisoniaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Harrisonia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Harrisonia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Harrisonia
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iNaturalist: Harrisonia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Harrisonia
JSTOR Plant Science: Harrisonia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Harrisonia
Plants of the World Online: Harrisonia
Tropicos: Harrisonia
Wikipedia: Harrisonia
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