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Orthanthera

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Perennial herb with prostrate stems (in ours). Leaves subsessile. Flowers borne in clusters or umbels, lateral at the nodes. Corolla tube spherical, 5-angled at the base, cylindric above; lobes linear with reflexed margins. Corona a single series of 5 lobes. Anthers 2-locular. Pollinia erect. Follicles fusiform, large. Seeds brown, narrowly winged, with a tuft of hairs.
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Orthanthera Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1150
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Orthanthera

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Orthanthera is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1834.[1][2] It is native to India and Africa.[3][4]

Species[5]
  1. Orthanthera albida Schinz - Namibia
  2. Orthanthera butayei (De Wild.) Werderm. - Zaire
  3. Orthanthera gossweileri C.Norman - Angola
  4. Orthanthera jasminiflora (Decne.) N.E.Br. ex Schinz - South Africa
  5. Orthanthera stricta Hiern - Angola
  6. Orthanthera viminea Wight - Uttar Pradesh in India

References

  1. ^ Wight, Robert. 1834. Contributions to the Botany of India 48.
  2. ^ Tropicos, genus Orthanthera
  3. ^ Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. Van Wyk & A. Nicholas. 1987. List of species of southern African plants. Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa 2(1–2): 1–152(pt. 1), 1–270(pt. 2).
  4. ^ Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali (eds). 1980-2005. Flora of Pakistan, University of Karachi, Karachi
  5. ^ The Plant List, genus Orthanthera
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Orthanthera: Brief Summary

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Orthanthera is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1834. It is native to India and Africa.

Species Orthanthera albida Schinz - Namibia Orthanthera butayei (De Wild.) Werderm. - Zaire Orthanthera gossweileri C.Norman - Angola Orthanthera jasminiflora (Decne.) N.E.Br. ex Schinz - South Africa Orthanthera stricta Hiern - Angola Orthanthera viminea Wight - Uttar Pradesh in India
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