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Soft shrubs or small trees, usually ± leafless at flowering, with brittle or semi-succulent stems. Leaves often semi-succulent, crenate-dentate, aromatic. Inflorescence terminal, paniculate, the ultimate branches spike-like; bracts small, ovate-triangular. Flowers functionally unisexual, in whorls of 4-10, mauve or whitish. Calyx minute, campanulate, 3-lobed, the lateral lobes often emarginate or 2-fid, giving the calyx a 5-lobed appearance. Corolla tubular or funnel-shaped with 4-lobed limb; the upper lobe emarginate or 2-fid so that the corolla also may appear to have 5 lobes. Stamens 4 or 0 in female flowers. Style exserted.
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Tetradenia Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1225
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Tetradenia

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Tetradenia (gingerbush) is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1830. It is native to Africa, including Madagascar.[1]

Species[1]
  1. Tetradenia bainesii (N.E.Br.) Phillipson & C.F.Steyn - Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Eswatini, KwaZulu-Natal
  2. Tetradenia barberae (N.E.Br.) Codd - Cape Province
  3. Tetradenia brevispicata (N.E.Br.) Codd - Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana, Transvaal
  4. Tetradenia clementiana Phillipson - Madagascar
  5. Tetradenia cordata Phillipson - Madagascar
  6. Tetradenia discolor Phillipson - Zambia, Zaire, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Tanzania
  7. Tetradenia falafa Phillipson - Madagascar
  8. Tetradenia fruticosa Benth. - Madagascar
  9. Tetradenia galpinii (N.E.Br.) Phillipson & C.F.Steyn - southeast Africa from Tanzania to Eswatini
  10. Tetradenia goudotii Briq. - Madagascar
  11. Tetradenia herbacea Phillipson - Madagascar
  12. Tetradenia hildeana Phillipson - Madagascar
  13. Tetradenia isaloensis Phillipson - Madagascar
  14. Tetradenia kaokoensis van Jaarsv. & A.E.van Wyk - Namibia
  15. Tetradenia multiflora (Benth.) Phillipson - Ethiopia
  16. Tetradenia nervosa Codd - Madagascar
  17. Tetradenia riparia (Hochst.) Codd - southern Africa from Angola + Malawi to Eswatini
  18. Tetradenia tanganyikae Phillipson - Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia
  19. Tetradenia tuberosa T.J.Edwards - KwaZulu-Natal
  20. Tetradenia urticifolia (Baker) Phillipson - eastern + central Africa from Sudan + Eritrea south to Zaire and Tanzania

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Tetradenia: Brief Summary

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Tetradenia (gingerbush) is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1830. It is native to Africa, including Madagascar.

Species Tetradenia bainesii (N.E.Br.) Phillipson & C.F.Steyn - Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Eswatini, KwaZulu-Natal Tetradenia barberae (N.E.Br.) Codd - Cape Province Tetradenia brevispicata (N.E.Br.) Codd - Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana, Transvaal Tetradenia clementiana Phillipson - Madagascar Tetradenia cordata Phillipson - Madagascar Tetradenia discolor Phillipson - Zambia, Zaire, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Tanzania Tetradenia falafa Phillipson - Madagascar Tetradenia fruticosa Benth. - Madagascar Tetradenia galpinii (N.E.Br.) Phillipson & C.F.Steyn - southeast Africa from Tanzania to Eswatini Tetradenia goudotii Briq. - Madagascar Tetradenia herbacea Phillipson - Madagascar Tetradenia hildeana Phillipson - Madagascar Tetradenia isaloensis Phillipson - Madagascar Tetradenia kaokoensis van Jaarsv. & A.E.van Wyk - Namibia Tetradenia multiflora (Benth.) Phillipson - Ethiopia Tetradenia nervosa Codd - Madagascar Tetradenia riparia (Hochst.) Codd - southern Africa from Angola + Malawi to Eswatini Tetradenia tanganyikae Phillipson - Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia Tetradenia tuberosa T.J.Edwards - KwaZulu-Natal Tetradenia urticifolia (Baker) Phillipson - eastern + central Africa from Sudan + Eritrea south to Zaire and Tanzania
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