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Twining dioecious herbs, sometimes bearing aerial tubers. Leaves alternate or opposite, simple or compound (3-7-digitate). Male inflorescences of axillary spikes or racemes, sometimes a terminal panicle. Female inflorescences of axillary spikes. Ovary 3-locular. Fruit a 3-lobed capsule. Seeds sometimes winged. Worldwide: c. 850 species in tropical and warm regions Botswana: 3 taxa. |
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Species | FZ divisions | Content |
asteriscus Burkill | N | Description, Image |
bulbifera (L.) L. | Description, Image | |
quartiniana Hochst. ex A. Rich. | N | Description, Image |
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