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Genus: Nesaea
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Family: Lythraceae
About 50-70 species worldwide, of which 28 species are native to
southern Africa. In addition, Nesaea calcicola (native to
Madagascar) is cultivated in the region.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI) and
Flora of
Zimbabwe.
Nesaea alata |
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Nesaea anagalloides |
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Nesaea aspera |
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Nesaea cordata |
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Nesaea crassicaulis |
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Nesaea cymosa |
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Nesaea dinteri |
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Nesaea erecta
Recorded from Zimbabwe. |
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Nesaea drummondii |
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Nesaea heptamera
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Nesaea luederitzii |
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Nesaea minima |
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Nesaea ondongana |
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Nesaea passerinoides |
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Nesaea prieuriana |
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Nesaea radicans |
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Nesaea rautanenii |
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Nesaea rigidula
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Nesaea sagittifolia |
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Nesaea saluta |
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Nesaea sarcophylla |
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Nesaea schinzii |
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Nesaea schlechteri |
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Nesaea teixeirae |
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Nesaea tolypobotrys |
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Nesaea wardii |
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Nesaea woodii |
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Nesaea zambatidis |
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Other species, cultivated in southern Africa
Information from Glen (2002).
Nesaea calcicola
Native to Madagascar. |
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