Osyridicarpos is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Santalaceae. The only species is Osyridicarpos schimperianus.
Osyridicarpos
Osyridicarpos is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Santalaceae. The only species is Osyridicarpos schimperianus.
Its native range is Eritrea to Southern Africa. Wikipedia
Climbing shrub, stems 1-4 m, Leaves: lamina 15-50 × 3-9 mm, elliptic, distinctly 3-nerved from the base, merging into the bracts. Inflorescence with c. 20 ...
Feb 11, 2022 · Osyridicarpos schimperianus is a species of plants with 58 observations.
Osyridicarpos schimperianus is a pendant, scrambling or climbing, hemi-parasitic shrub with many ascending branches; the stems can be 1 - 5 metres long.
Ovary with 2–3 ovules from apex of erect twisted free-central placenta, the tip of which is drawn out into a point; stigma ± capitate, very obscurely 2–5-lobed.
POWO follows these authorities in synonymising this name: Polhill, R.M. (2005). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Santalaceae: 1-27. [Cited as Osyridicarpos ...
Osyridicarpos is a genus of plants with 58 observations.
Kingdom Plantae · Phylum Streptophyta · Class Equisetopsida · Subclass Magnoliidae · Order. Santalales. View Order Tree opens in a new tab · Family. Santalaceae.
Oct 12, 2020 · Climbing shrub with long, slender, sometimes pendulous, branches. Leaves alternate. Inflorescence a terminal raceme. Flowers bisexual, small, (4-)5-merous.
Higher Classification. Dicotyledons ; Family. SANTALACEAE ; Synonyms. Osyridicarpos natalensis A.DC. ; National Status ; Status and Criteria. Least Concern.