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3719.000 Mundulea
Description of the genus
Shrub or small tree. Stipules present. Leaves imparipinnate; leaflets entire, alternate or subopposite, silky-hairy. Flowers bluish-purple in axillary or terminal racemes. Calyx ± 2-lipped. Standard silky outside; wings eared and clawed. Pod linear, coriaceous but never woody, reluctantly dehiscent or indehiscent. Derivation of name: from Latin: mundulus, meaning neat or trim. Worldwide: c. 15 species, all Madagascan, apart from M. sericea in the Old World tropics and South Africa. Malawi: 1 taxon. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| sericea (Willd.) A. Chev. | C,S | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Mundulea:
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Flora of Botswana: MunduleaFlora of Caprivi: Mundulea
Flora of Mozambique: Mundulea
Flora of Zambia: Mundulea
Flora of Zimbabwe: Mundulea
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Mundulea
External websites:
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): MunduleaFlora Zambesiaca web site: Mundulea
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Mundulea
Wikipedia: Mundulea
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Mundulea
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Mundulea
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