''Rhigozum'' is a genus of
flowering plants in the family
Bignoniaceae.
''Rhigozum'' is a flowering
shrub
A shrub (often also called a bush) is a small-to-medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees ...
or small
tree which is native to the drier areas of
Africa. It can grow to 3 metres in height. This genus is characterised by branches which are short, rigid and twisting in angular directions. This genus produces flowers between the months of September and December. It is native to the dry, open woodlands and rocky outcrops of
Angola,
Botswana,
Namibia,
South Africa,
Zambia, and
Zimbabwe.
Species
* ''
Rhigozum brevispinosum'' Kuntze
* ''
Rhigozum madagascariense'' Drake
* ''
Rhigozum obovatum
''Rhigozum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae.
''Rhigozum'' is a flowering shrub or small tree which is native to the drier areas of Africa. It can grow to 3 metres in height. This genus is characterised by branches whic ...
'' Burch.
* ''
Rhigozum somalense
''Rhigozum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae.
''Rhigozum'' is a flowering shrub or small tree which is native to the drier areas of Africa. It can grow to 3 metres in height. This genus is characterised by branches whic ...
'' Hallier f.
* ''
Rhigozum trichotum'' Burch.
* ''
Rhigozum trichotomum'' Burch.
* ''
Rhigozum virgatum'' Merxm. &
A.Schreib.
* ''
Rhigozum zambesiacum'' Baker
References
External links
The Plant ListFlora of Zimbabwe
Bignoniaceae
Bignoniaceae genera
Taxa named by William John Burchell
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