4918.010 Cayratia Juss.

Description of the genus

Climbing perennial herbs. Tendrils present, leaf-opposed. Stipules present. Leaves (in ours) pedate, 5-8-foliolate. Inflorescences of usually axillary divaricately-branched cymes. Flowers 4-merous. Fl. bud depressed-spherical, not constricted at the middle. Petals hooded at the apex, caducous. Disk annular. Fruit (2-)4-seeded.

Worldwide: 50 species in the Old World tropics

Burundi: 2 taxa.

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Species		Content
gracilis (Guill. & Perr.) Suess.		Description, Image
ibuensis (Hook. f.) Suess.		Description, Image

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Flora of Malawi: Cayratia
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Flora of Zimbabwe: Cayratia

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