Hauman, L. (1963) Malvaceae Flore du Congo du Ruanda et du Burundi Volume X 92-190
Annual, biennial or perennial herbs or shrubs. Leaves often cordate at base. Flowers solitary, occasionally in terminal racemes or spikes. Epicalyx of 5-16 bracts. Calyx of 5 lobes. Style branches usually 10, always more than 5. Fruit of 5 indehiscent 1-seeded mericarps. Seeds reniform. Derivation of name: Named after José Antonia Pavon (1754-1840), Spanish botanist and traveller. Worldwide: 150 species from tropical and warm zones Kenya: 0 taxa. |
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