Schizoglossum

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Schizoglossum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apocynaceae.[1] It is characterized by a distinctive mechanism in which nectar is delivered onto the corolla through channels in the interstaminal corona.[2] In some species, the interstaminal corona may function primarily as the outer boundary of the primary nectary just below the entrance to the guide rail.[3]

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Schizoglossum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae
Tribe: Asclepiadeae
Genus: Schizoglossum
E.Mey.
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Its native range is Southern Tropical and Southern Africa.[1]

Species

Species:[1]

  • Schizoglossum amatolicum Hilliard
  • Schizoglossum angolense Schltr. & Rendle
  • Schizoglossum aschersonianum Schltr.
  • Schizoglossum atropurpureum E.Mey.
  • Schizoglossum austromontanum Bester & Nicholas
  • Schizoglossum barbatum Britton & Rendle
  • Schizoglossum bidens E.Mey.
  • Schizoglossum cordifolium E.Mey.
  • Schizoglossum crassipes S.Moore
  • Schizoglossum elingue N.E.Br.
  • Schizoglossum flavum Schltr.
  • Schizoglossum garcianum Schltr.
  • Schizoglossum graminifolium C.Norman
  • Schizoglossum hamatum E.Mey.
  • Schizoglossum hilliardiae Kupicha
  • Schizoglossum ingomense N.E.Br.
  • Schizoglossum linifolium Schltr.
  • Schizoglossum montanum R.A.Dyer
  • Schizoglossum nitidum Schltr.
  • Schizoglossum peglerae N.E.Br.
  • Schizoglossum quadridens N.E.Br.
  • Schizoglossum rubiginosum Hilliard
  • Schizoglossum saccatum Bruyns
  • Schizoglossum singulare Kupicha
  • Schizoglossum stenoglossum Schltr.
  • Schizoglossum viridulum K.Schum.

References[4][5][6][7][8]

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