4014.000 Thamnosma Torr. & Frém.

Description of the genus

Subshrubby or perennial herb, with glandular dots on all parts. Leaves alternate, entire or divided, without prickles. Inflorescence of terminal or axillary racemes or panicles. Flowers bisexual, 4-merous. Stamens 8. Ovary of 2 united carpels, sessile, 2-locular and prominently 2-lobed at apex. Style filiform. Fruit a capsule dehiscing by a slit. Seeds echinate.

Worldwide: 6 species in SW N America, SW Africa (extending to Zimbabwe), Socotra, Saudi Arabia and Somalia

Angola: 1 taxon.

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Flora of Botswana: Thamnosma
Flora of Zimbabwe: Thamnosma

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

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