Sparmannia

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1.Sparmannia - small genus of tropical African shrubsgenus Sparmanniadilleniid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbsfamily Tiliaceae, linden family, Tiliaceae - chiefly trees and shrubs of tropical and temperate regions of especially southeastern Asia and Brazil; genera Tilia, Corchorus, Entelea, Grewia, SparmanniaSparmannia africana, African hemp - large shrub of South Africa having many conspicuously hairy branches with large hairy leaves and clusters of conspicuous white flowers

Sparmannia

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Sparmannia

a genus of plants of the family Tiliaceae. The plants include trees and shrubs. The branches and leaves are covered with a soft and stellate pubescence. The cordate leaves are somewhat angular or lobed. The white flowers have four sepals and four petals and are in umbels. The fruit is a capsule covered with prickly hairs. There are seven species, distributed in southern Africa and on Madagascar. The species S. africana is raised in greenhouses and as a houseplant.

Sparmannia

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Synonyms for Sparmannia

noun small genus of tropical African shrubs

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genus Sparmannia

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dilleniid dicot genus
family Tiliaceae
linden family
Tiliaceae
Sparmannia africana
African hemp

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