Robyns, A. (1975) Thymelaeaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire - Rwanda - Burundi) Jardin Botanique Meise, Belgique
Shrubs or perennial herbs arising from a woody base or rhizome. Leaves alternate, rarely opposite. Inflorescences consisting of bracteate few-many-flowered heads. Flowers bisexual, 4-5-merous. Calyx-tube cylindric, usually articulated above the ovary, lobes coloured. Petals alternating with the calyx lobes, sometimes 0. Stamens in 2 whorls in the throat of the calyx tube. Fruit dry, small. Derivation of name: named after the Greek city Knidos Worldwide: 140 species in tropical and South Africa, Madagascar extending to Sri Lanka DRC: 15 taxa. |
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| Species | Botanical divisions | Content |
| apiculata (Oliv.) Gilg | VII | |
| chrysantha (Solms ex Schweinf.) Gilg | V,XI | Description, Image |
| glauca (Fresen.) Gilg | IX,XI | Description, Image |
| goetzeana Gilg | IX,XI | |
| hockii De Wild. | XI | |
| involucrata Steud. ex A. Rich. | XI | Description, Image |
| kasaiensis S.Moore [End] | IV,XI | |
| kraussiana Meisn. var. kraussiana | IV,V,IX,XI | Description, Image |
| kraussiana Meisn. var. mollissima (E.A.Bruce) A.Robyns | XI | Description |
| kundelungensis S.Moore [End] | XI | |
| mollis C.H. Wright | XI | Description, Image |
| oliveriana Engl. & Gilg | IV | |
| poggei Gilg | III | |
| quarrei A.Robyns [End] | XI | |
| stenophylla Gilg | VIII,XI |