6777.000 Xysmalobium R. Br.

Goyder, D.J. (2007) Zimbabwean Asclepiadaceae. Unpublished list.

Description of the genus

Perennial herb with one or more simple stems arising from a tuberous rootstock; latex white. Leaves simple, opposite with lateral veins spreading almost at right angles to the midrib. Inflorescences umbelliform with erect peduncles. Corolla lobed almost to the base. Paired follicles sometimes inflated. Seeds flattened, ovate with silky hairs.

Botswana: 1 taxon.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
undulatum (L.) W.T. Aiton		Description, Image

Other sources of information about Xysmalobium:

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Flora of Malawi: Xysmalobium
Flora of Mozambique: Xysmalobium
Flora of Zambia: Xysmalobium
Flora of Zimbabwe: Xysmalobium

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

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-22

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2022). Flora of Botswana: Genus page: Xysmalobium.
https://www.botswanaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1130, retrieved 28 May 2022

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