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Sparrmannia

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Sparrmannia

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Sparrmannia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae. It includes three species native to eastern, central, and southern Africa and Madagascar.

Species

FamilyMalvaceae
Native toAngola, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, DR Congo, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho

Die Zimmerlinden (Sparrmannia) sind eine Pflanzengattung innerhalb der Familie der Malvengewächse (Malvaceae). Die drei oder vier Arten sind in Afrika und Madagaskar verbreitet. Die bekannteste Art, die Kapländische Zimmerlinde (Sparrmannia africana), wird als Zimmerpflanze verwendet.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
49
With media
26
Family
Malvaceae
Collections
MO, CAS, MEL
Recorded in
Madagascar, Tanzania, South Africa

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Sparrmannia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae. It includes three species native to eastern, central, and southern Africa and Madagascar.

==Species== Plants of the World Online accepts three species. Sparrmannia africana Sparrmannia palmata Sparrmannia ricinocarpa

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