Astropanax Seem.

Description of the genus

Shrubs or lianes. Leaves digitate with long petioles. Inflorescence of compound umbels, arranged in a raceme or panicle. Petals and sepals 5-10, equal in number. Styles 5-8. Fruit subspherical to ovoid.

Worldwide: 15 species in Tropical Africa and western Indian Ocean Islands.

DRC: 8 taxa.

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Species	Botanical divisions	Content
abyssinicus (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Seem.	IX,XI
barteri Seem.	VI
evrardii (Bamps) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin [End]	VI
goetzenii (Harms) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin	VI,IX	Description, Image
kivuensis (Bamps) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin [End]	VI,IX
polysciadius (Harms) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin	IX
tessmannii (Harms) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin	IV
urostachyus (Harms) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin	VI,VIII,IX

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Flora of Mozambique: Astropanax
Flora of Rwanda: Astropanax
Flora of Zambia: Astropanax
Flora of Zimbabwe: Astropanax

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