Description
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Hemiparasitic herbs or subshrubs, turning black on drying. Leaves mainly opposite, entire, pinnatisect or 2-pinnatisect, ± sessile. Flowers in terminal spikes or solitary and axillary. Bracts leaf-like. Calyx 4-5-lobed. Corolla 5-lobed, salver-shaped; limb 2-lipped with the 2 upper lobes united and smaller than the lower. Stamens 4. Anthers strictly with 1 theca. Fruit a capsule or berry.
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Cycnium Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1296
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Cycnium: Brief Summary
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Cycnium is a genus of flowering plant in the family Orobanchaceae. Its native range is tropical and southern Africa and Madagascar.
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