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Rhigozum
Sign in to saveRhigozum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderLamiales
- FamilyBignoniaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 13
- With media
- 16
- Family
- Bignoniaceae
- Collections
- MICH, CAS, WIS, MNHN, B, RSA
- Recorded in
- Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Yemen, Namibia
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Rhigozum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae.
Rhigozum is a flowering shrub or small tree which is native to the drier areas of Africa. It can grow to 3 metres in height. This genus is characterised by branches which are short, rigid and twisting in angular directions. This genus produces flowers between the months of September and December. It is native to the dry, open woodlands and rocky outcrops of Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rhigozum” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.