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Ellipanthus
Sign in to saveEllipanthus is a genus of plants in the family Connaraceae. The generic name is from the Greek meaning "defective flower", referring to the incomplete development of some of the stamens.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderOxalidales
- FamilyConnaraceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 184
- With media
- 187
- Family
- Connaraceae
- Collections
- A, MO
- Recorded in
- Philippines, Madagascar, Tanzania, Indonesia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Connaraceae
- Image
- Ellipanthus unifoliatus Govindoo.jpg
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- taxon name
- Ellipanthus
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- Category:Ellipanthus
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- Ellipanthus
- taxon common name
- 单叶豆属
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Species
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Ellipanthus is a genus of plants in the family Connaraceae. The generic name is from the Greek meaning "defective flower", referring to the incomplete development of some of the stamens.
==Description== Ellipanthus species grow as shrubs or small trees. The twigs are tomentose, especially when young. Inflorescences consist of four or five flowers. The fruits are densely tomentose with a woody pericarp.
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