5356.000 Streptopetalum Hochst.

Robyns, W. (1967) Turneraceae Flore du Congo du Rwanda et du Burundi Jardin Botanique National de Belgique

Description of the genus

Annual herb (in ours). Plant heterophyllous (in ours). Inflorescences axillary, secund racemes. Sepals fused into a cylindric tube. Petals yellow to orange, without a ligule. Ovary 1-locular. Capsule ellipsoid, not constricted between the seeds. Seeds curved

Worldwide: 6 species in tropical and South Africa

Botswana: 1 taxon.

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Flora of Caprivi: Streptopetalum
Flora of the DRC: Streptopetalum
Flora of Zambia: Streptopetalum
Flora of Zimbabwe: Streptopetalum

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Streptopetalum
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JSTOR Plant Science: Streptopetalum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Streptopetalum
Plants of the World Online: Streptopetalum
Tropicos: Streptopetalum
Wikipedia: Streptopetalum

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-26

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2026). Flora of Botswana: Genus page: Streptopetalum.
https://www.botswanaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=985, retrieved 19 May 2026

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