Leistner, O.A. (ed.) (2000) Seed plants of southern Africa: families and genera Strelitzia 10
Trees, shrubs or lianes. Branches with prominent lenticels, red or blackish. Inflorescences of few-flowered fascicles or solitary flowers. Flowers bisexual or unisexual; bracteoles present, small, ovate-oblong. Sepals 3. Petals (4-)6, in 1-2 whorls; inner shorter than outer. Stamens 6-many in 1-several whorls. Carpels few-many, free. Fruit-segments cylindric, indehiscent, usually fleshy and constricted between the 1-8-seeds. Worldwide: 56 species in tropical Africa and Madagascar DRC: 28 taxa. |
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| Species | Botanical divisions | Content |
| atopostema P.H.Hoekstra | ||
| bicornis (Boutique) Verdc. | ||
| biglandulosa (Boutique) P.H.Hoekstra | ||
| bokoli (De Wild. & T.Durand) Verdc. | ||
| buchananii (Engl.) Verdc. | Description, Image | |
| capea (E.G.Camus & A.Camus) Verdc. | ||
| confusa P.H.Hoekstra | ||
| congolana (Boutique) P.H.Hoekstra | ||
| enghiana (Diels) P.H.Hoekstra | ||
| ferruginea (Oliv.) Verdc. | ||
| filamentosa (Diels) Verdc. | ||
| foliosa (Engl. & Diels) Verdc. | ||
| gilletii (De Wild.) Verdc. | ||
| klainei (Engl.) Verdc. | ||
| laurentii (De Wild.) Verdc. | ||
| littoralis (Bagsh. & Baker f.) Verdc. | ||
| lucidula (Oliv.) Verdc. | ||
| montana (Engl. & Diels) P.H.Hoekstra | ||
| mortehanii (De Wild.) Verdc. | ||
| ochroleuca (Diels) P.H.Hoekstra | ||
| oligandra Exell | ||
| orophila (Boutique) Verdc. [NrEnd] [LR-nt] | IX | |
| parvifolia (Oliv.) Verdc. | ||
| poggei Engl. & Diels | ||
| pynaertii (De Wild.) P.H.Hoekstra | ||
| scamnopetala (Exell) P.H.Hoekstra | ||
| schweinfurthii (Engl. & Diels) Verdc. | ||
| seretii (De Wild.) P.H.Hoekstra |