Description
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Shrubs or trees. Leaves opposite, shortly petiolate; stipules interpetiolar, triangular. Domatia sometimes present. Inflorescence a dense branched terminal corymbose panicle. Calyx with 4-6 teeth. Corolla salver-shaped with 4-6 contorted spreading lobes. Ovary 2-locular. Style long-exserted. Fruit a capsule, splitting into 2 persistent valves. Seeds with a fimbriate wing.
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Crossopteryx Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1370
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Crossopteryx: Brief Summary
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Crossopteryx is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus contains only one species, viz. Crossopteryx febrifuga, which is found in tropical and southern Africa.
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