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LACHNOPYLIS Hochst.
Shrubs or trees. Leaves opposite or in whorls of 3 or 4, very rarely alternate, petiolate. Inflorescence terminal, thyrsoid. Bracts present. Flowers 4-merous. Corolla usually white or creamy; tube cylindric. Stamens exserted. Ovary superior. Fruit a capsule about as long as the persistent calyx. Worldwide: 15 species from southern Arabia to tropical Africa, the Mascarenes and South Africa Burundi: 2 taxa. |
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| congesta R. Br. ex Fresen. | Description, Image | |
| floribunda Benth. | Description, Image |
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