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Exochaenium
The genus Exochaenium (22 species) is endemic to sub-Saharan Africa, with species occurring in most tropical and sub-tropical regions of the continent, particularly on the Katanga plateau (Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia), with many extending to the Sudano-Zambesian and Guineo-Congolian regions. The genus is monophyletic and is used to study the variation and evolution of herkogamy.
22 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Primrose Gentian
speciesExochaenium grande
Exochaenium natalense
speciesExochaenium natalense
Exochaenium teuszii
speciesExochaenium teuszii
Exochaenium exiguum
speciesExochaenium exiguum
Exochaenium pumilum
speciesExochaenium pumilum
Exochaenium debile
speciesExochaenium debile
Exochaenium caudatum
speciesExochaenium caudatum
Exochaenium clavatum
speciesExochaenium clavatum
Exochaenium dimidiatum
speciesExochaenium dimidiatum
Exochaenium fernandesianum
speciesExochaenium fernandesianum
Exochaenium hockii
speciesExochaenium hockii
Exochaenium lineariforme
speciesExochaenium lineariforme
Exochaenium macropterum
speciesExochaenium macropterum
Exochaenium platypterum
speciesExochaenium platypterum
Exochaenium primuliflorum
speciesExochaenium primuliflorum
Exochaenium pygmaeum
speciesExochaenium pygmaeum
Exochaenium rotundifolium
speciesExochaenium rotundifolium
Exochaenium wildemanianum
speciesExochaenium wildemanianum
Exochaenium oliganthum
speciesExochaenium oliganthum
Exochaenium perparvum
speciesExochaenium perparvum
Exochaenium gracile
speciesExochaenium gracile
Exochaenium alatum
speciesExochaenium alatum
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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Every page naming Exochaenium in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 569402.