Description
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Hemiparasitic shrubs, arising from a single haustorial attachment; bearing scales and stellate and dendritic hairs. Flowers in umbels or in clusters of 2-7 in the axils; bract unilateral. Corolla 5-lobed with a short V-slit at anthesis; tube ± swollen at each end; lobes shorter than the rube, erect or reflexed, hardened and shiny inside; filaments attached at base of lobes, short, inflexed or inrolled. Berry often blue or blue-green.
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Phragmanthera Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=497
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Phragmanthera: Brief Summary
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Phragmanthera is a genus of plants in the family Loranthaceae, the showy mistletoes. It is native to Africa and temperate Asia. The genus contains 35 species.
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