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Climber, shrub or small tree. Leaves dentate to pinnatifid, sometimes succulent. Capitula discoid, calyculate, borne in paniculate-corymbose inflorescences. Florets yellow. Receptacle without scales. Style arm apices truncate, with a central tuft of fused papillae. Ovary cell walls with compound drusiform crystals. Achenes ribbed. Pappus of many fine bristles. Worldwide: c. 16 species in tropical Africa, Madagascar and Yemen. Burundi: 3 taxa. |
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angulatus (Vahl) C. Jeffrey | Description, Image | |
cydoniifolius (O. Hoffm.) C. Jeffrey | ||
mannii (Hook. f.) C. Jeffrey | Description, Image |
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