3380.000 Hagenia J.F. Gmel.

Mendes, E.J. (1978) Rosaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4

Description of the genus

Trees; branchlets ringed by the scars of the fallen leaf-bases. Leaves imparipinnate, crowded; stipules large, adnate to the base of the petiole, sheathing the branchlets. Panicles large, terminal, drooping. Flowers with 2–3 bracts embracing the base of the calyx-tube; calyx-tube with (4)5 “epicalyx ” -lobes; petals (4)5, alternating with the calyx-lobes, or 0. Fruit achenes with fragile pericarp.

Worldwide: One species from N.E. Africa.

Rwanda: 1 taxon.

Hagenia abyssinica

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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
abyssinica (Bruce) J.F.Gmel. Description, Image

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Flora of Burundi: Hagenia
Flora of Malawi: Hagenia
Flora of Zambia: Hagenia

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Hagenia
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EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Hagenia
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iNaturalist: Hagenia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Hagenia
JSTOR Plant Science: Hagenia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Hagenia
Plants of the World Online: Hagenia
Tropicos: Hagenia
Wikipedia: Hagenia

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