Haumania J. Leonard
Bull. Jard. Bot. Bruxelles 19: 453-455 (1949); Milne-Redh., Kew Bull. 1950: 161-163 (1950).
Description:
Slender-stemmed, climbing plants. Spathes persistent, ± orbicular, white. Cymules evidently dolichoblastic, interphyll and bracteoles absent. Corolla tube ca. half the length of lobes; outer staminodes 2, petaloid; ovary with 3 ovulate locules. Fruit indehiscent, tuberculate; seeds exarillate. (From Kubitzki, et al., pp. 292-293)
Geographical Distribution:
Found in east Cameroon to Gabon and the Congo Basin.
Taxonomic Diversity:
Two species.
Common Names, Uses and Notes:
IPNI lists five species.
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