Description
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Stems erect, ascending or prostrate, arising from a tuber. Tendrils simple (macrocarpa) or 0 (polymorpha). Stipule-like bracts present or 0. Corolla star-like, with 5 greenish-yellow, often reflexed, lobes, often apppearing before the leaves. Stamens 3. Fruit baccate, red, indehiscent.
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Trochomeria Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1445
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- Petra Ballings
Trochomeria: Brief Summary
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Trochomeria is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae.
Its native range is Tropical and Southern Africa.
Species:
Trochomeria baumiana Gilg
Trochomeria debilis (Sond.) Hook.f.
Trochomeria hookeri Harv.
Trochomeria macrocarpa (Sond.) Harv.
Trochomeria nigrescens (C.Jeffrey) H.Schaef.
Trochomeria polymorpha (Welw.) Cogn.
Trochomeria sagittata (Harv.) Cogn.
Trochomeria stefaninii (Chiov.) C.Jeffrey
Trochomeria subglabra C.Jeffrey
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