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3807.010 Droogmansia
Description of the genus
Perennial herbs, subshrubs or shrubs. Stipules and stipels present. Leaves 1-foliolate; petiole nearly always conspicuously winged and thus appearing like a second lower leaf lamina. Inflorescences consisting of terminal or axillary false racemes or panicles. calyx 5-lobed, 2-lipped; upper lip 2-fid, composed of 2 connate lobes; lower lip 3-fid. Corolla white to purple. Ovary 2-many-ovulate. Pod 1-9 jointed, splitting transversely, borne on a long plumose stipe. Worldwide: c. 28 weakly defined species, all tropical African apart from 1 Indo-Chinese. Malawi: 4 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| pteropus (Baker) De Wild. var. pteropus | N,C | Description, Image |
| pteropus (Baker) De Wild. var. whytei (Schindl.) Verdc. | N,C | |
| pteropus (Baker) De Wild.[Agg] | N,C | Description, Image |
| pteropus (Baker) De Wild. var. platypus (Baker) Verdc. | N |
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Flora of Zimbabwe: Droogmansia
External websites:
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): DroogmansiaFlora Zambesiaca web site: Droogmansia
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Droogmansia
Wikipedia: Droogmansia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Droogmansia
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Droogmansia
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