2182.000 Hydnora Thunb.

Description of the genus

Stems subterranean, warty. Calyx lobes each bearing a white spongy body. Anthers forming a short ± cylindric ring on calyx tube or bent in an inverted V-shape. Stigma 3-5-lobed, bearing numerous radiating lamellae. Fruit spherical, filled with gelatinous pulp. Seeds spherical.

Worldwide: c. 5 species in Arabia, tropical and South Africa, Madagascar and Mascarenes

Botswana: 1 taxon.

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abyssinica A. Braun ex Schweinf.NDescription, Image

Other sources of information about Hydnora:

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Flora of Zimbabwe: Hydnora

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Hydnora
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Hydnora
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Hydnora
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Hydnora
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Hydnora
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Hydnora
JSTOR Plant Science: Hydnora
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Hydnora
Plants of the World Online: Hydnora
Tropicos: Hydnora
Wikipedia: Hydnora

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Botswana: Genus page: Hydnora.
https://www.botswanaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=512, retrieved 28 March 2024

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