Description
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Hemiparasitic (per Leistner (2000)), climbing shrub. Leaves opposite, pinnatisect. Flowers solitary in the axils. Calyx inflated in fruit. Corolla: tube funnel shaped, ± curved; lobes 5. Stamens 4, didynamous; anthers 2(-1)-thecal. Ovary 2-locular. Capsule spherical.
Our only climbing member of this family.
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Buttonia Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1292
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Buttonia: Brief Summary
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Buttonia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Orobanchaceae.
Its native range is Kenya to Southern Africa.
Species:
Buttonia natalensis McKen ex Benth.
Buttonia superba Oberm.
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