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Genus: Pseuderanthemum
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About 60 species, found
worldwide in the tropics. There are two species native to southern Africa -
Pseuderanthemum hildebrandtii and Pseuderanthemum subviscosum
(see
Flora of Zimbabwe), with an additional three species cultivated in the
region.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI) and
Flora of Zimbabwe.
Other species, cultivated in southern Africa
List from
Glen (2002).
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Pseuderanthemum andersonii Native from Malaysia to
Indonesia. |
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Pseuderanthemum atropurpureum Native to Polynesia. |
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Pseuderanthemum reticulatum Native to Polynesia. |
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Publications
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Retief, E. & Reyneke, W.F. 1984. The genus
Thunbergia in southern Africa. Bothalia 15, 1 & 2:
107-116.
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