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Peculiar Placenta in African Cucurbit, Ruthalicia

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Ruthalicia (Physedra Hook. f.) has been established1 out of two African species Physedra longipes Hook. f. and P. eglandulosa (Hook. f.) Hutch. and Dalz., and is considered a taxonomic synonym of Coccinia Wight and Arn. which again is a taxonomic synonym of Staphylosyce barteri Hook. f. transferred to Coccinia by Keay2.

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  1. Jeffrey, C., Kew Bull., 15, 3, 360 (1962).

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  2. Keay, R. W. J., Kew Bull., 8, 82 (1953).

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    H. L. CHAKRAVARTY

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CHAKRAVARTY, H. Peculiar Placenta in African Cucurbit, Ruthalicia. Nature 213, 313–314 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/213313a0

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