4888.000 Lasiodiscus Hook. f.

Description of the genus

Unarmed shrubs or small trees. Leaves opposite. Stipules interpetiolar. Inflorescences in axillary fascicles. Sepals 5. petals 5, cucullate. Disk thick, fleshy. Ovary semi-inferior, 3-locular. Fruit a 3-lobed capsule.

Worldwide: 9 species in tropical Africa and Madagascar

Kenya: 0 taxa.

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Flora of Angola: Lasiodiscus
Flora of the DRC: Lasiodiscus
Flora of Malawi: Lasiodiscus
Flora of Mozambique: Lasiodiscus
Flora of Tanzania: Lasiodiscus
Flora of Uganda: Lasiodiscus
Flora of Zimbabwe: Lasiodiscus

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Lasiodiscus
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Lasiodiscus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Lasiodiscus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Lasiodiscus
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Lasiodiscus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Lasiodiscus
JSTOR Plant Science: Lasiodiscus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Lasiodiscus
Plants of the World Online: Lasiodiscus
Tropicos: Lasiodiscus
Wikipedia: Lasiodiscus

Copyright: The Kenya flora team, 2026

The Kenya flora team (2026). Flora of Kenya: Genus page: Lasiodiscus.
https://www.kenyaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=923, retrieved 18 September 2026

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