4688.000 Rhaphiostylis Planch. ex Benth.

Description of the genus

Shrubs or lianes. Leaves alternate, entire. Flowers in supra-axillary fascicles. Flowers bisexual. Calyx present, 5-fid. Petals 5, valvate, free. Stamens 5; filaments flattened below. Ovary with an excentric style. Fruit with a persistent style, without a lateral appendage.

Worldwide: 6 species in tropical Africa

DRC: 1 taxon.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
beninensis (Hook. f. ex Planch.) Planch. ex Benth.		Description, Image

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