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Genus: Brachysiphon Life
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Eurosid II > Order: Myrtales > Family: Penaeaceae
Five species, endemic to the Western Cape.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI).
Brachysiphon acutus |
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Brachysiphon fucatus |
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Brachysiphon microphyllus |
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Brachysiphon mundii |
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Brachysiphon rupestris |
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References
- Dahlgren R. 1968. Studies on Penaeaceae. II. The genera Brachysiphon, Sonderothamnus and Saltera. Opera Botanica 18: 5-72.
- Rourke JP. 1995. A new species of Brachysiphon (Penaeaceae) from the Southern Cape, South Africa. Nordic Journal of Botany 15(1): 63-66. doi: 10.1111/j.1756-1051.1995.tb00122.x
- Louw N. 1996. A comparative study of the reproduction, autecology and genetic diversity of Brachysiphon rupestris, B. acutus and some other species of the Penaeaceae. Ph.D., Stellenbosch University.
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