3238.000 Montinia Thunb.

Mendes, E.J. (1978) Montiniaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4

Description of the genus

Shrub. Leaves alternate, simple, usually petiolate. Flowers in terminal and subterminal corymbose inflorescences; calyx-tube expanded, usually 4-lobed; petals usually 4, imbricate; disk fleshy, lining the calyx-tube. Fruit a capsule ellipsoid, 2-valved. Seeds compressed, winged; cotyledons broadly oblong, apex obtuse.

Worldwide: Two species in southern and tropical Africa.

Angola: 1 taxon.

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caryophyllacea Thunb.

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Montinia
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Montinia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Montinia
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Montinia
JSTOR Plant Science: Montinia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Montinia
Plants of the World Online: Montinia
Tropicos: Montinia
Wikipedia: Montinia

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