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Hoslundia opposita Vahl
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Shrub-like aromatic perennial herb up to 3m tall, often regenerating and flowering after fire. Stems and branches sharply 4-angled; branches and leaves opposite. Leaves elliptic, velvety; margin serrate; petiole short. Flowers in terminal branched inflorescences, greenish-white, small. Fruit, ovoid, ribbed, bright orange when ripe.
opposita: opposite, referring to the branches and the leaves
Acherontia atropos (Death's head hawk)
Common
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Public Records: 0
Specimens with Barcodes: 6
Species With Barcodes: 1
Hoslundia is a genus of flowering plant in the Lamiaceae family, first described in 1804. It contains only one known species, Hoslundia opposita. It is widespread across much of sub-Saharan Africa including Madagascar.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]
References[edit]
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