2122.000 Opilia Roxb.

Description of the genus

Scandent shrubs. Leaves: lamina elliptic; petiole articulated. Inflorescence racemose with imbricate bracts. Flowers minute. Calyx annular. Petals reflexed. Disk glands fleshy. Fruit ellipsoid.

Worldwide: 2 species in the Old World tropics

Malawi: 1 taxon.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
amentacea Roxb.	N,S	Description, Image

Other sources of information about Opilia:

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Flora of Mozambique: Opilia
Flora of Zambia: Opilia
Flora of Zimbabwe: Opilia

External websites:

ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Opilia
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Opilia
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Opilia
Wikipedia: Opilia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Opilia
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Opilia

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-23

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2023). Flora of Malawi: Genus page: Opilia.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=505, retrieved 31 March 2023

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