''Camptorrhiza'' is a genus of plants native to

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and southern

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. It contains two recognized species:Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, ''Camptorrhiza''
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Camptorrhiza indica ''Camptorrhiza'' is a genus of plants native to India and southern Africa. It contains two recognized species: *'' Camptorrhiza indica'' S.R.Yadav, N.P.Singh & B.Mathew - Maharashtra *'' Camptorrhiza strumosa'' (Baker) Oberm. - South Africa, A ...

'' S.R.Yadav, N.P.Singh & B.Mathew -

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*'' Camptorrhiza strumosa'' (

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) Oberm. -

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and the Caprivi Strip. - Type species for the genusPhillips, Edwin Percy. 1951. Genera of South African Flowering Plants (ed.2), p 182, ''Camptorrhiza''

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