6674.000 Mascarenhasia A. DC.

Description of the genus

Shrubs or small trees with milky latex. Tendrils 0. Stipules 0. Leaves opposite. Inflorescence of few- or several-flowered terminal cymes. Corolla lobes hairy, overlapping to the right. Stamens 5, sessile. Disk present. Fruit of 2 follicles. Seeds with an apical coma, not rostrate.

Worldwide: 12 species in Madagascar, with 1 extending to Africa

DRC: 0 taxa.

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Flora of Malawi: Mascarenhasia
Flora of Mozambique: Mascarenhasia
Flora of Zimbabwe: Mascarenhasia
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Mascarenhasia

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Mascarenhasia
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Mascarenhasia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Mascarenhasia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Mascarenhasia
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iNaturalist: Mascarenhasia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Mascarenhasia
JSTOR Plant Science: Mascarenhasia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Mascarenhasia
Plants of the World Online: Mascarenhasia
Tropicos: Mascarenhasia
Wikipedia: Mascarenhasia

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The DRC flora team (2026). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Genus page: Mascarenhasia.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1117, retrieved 24 October 2026

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