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Thesmophora, a new genus of Stilbaceae from South Africa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 April 2010

J. P. Rourke
J. P. Rourke
Affiliation:
Compton Herbarium, National Botanical Institute, Kirstenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa.
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Abstract

Thesmophora scopulosa Rourke (Stilbaceae) a monotypic genus endemic to the Ceres mountains, South Western Cape Province, South Africa, is described. It is characterized particularly by its pendulous ovules and 4-lobed corolla.

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Edinburgh Journal of Botany , Volume 50 , Issue 1 , March 1993 , pp. 89 - 95
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Copyright © Trustees of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 1993

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