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Canary Nettle

Sphedamnocarpus

Canary Nettle
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Malpighiaceae (Malpighi family)
Grows as
Climber

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Sphedamnocarpus is a plant genus in the Malpighiaceae, consisting of some 10 to 18 species. They are native to Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar, and may be subshrubs, shrubs or climbers. Their mostly yellow flowers have 5 sepals and 5 petals. The 3 to 4-locular ovaries develop into samaras.

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sphedamnocarpus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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