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Icacinaceae - White pear family
Literature
Coates Palgrave K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002) Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa
Mendes, E.J. (1963) Icacinaceae FZ 2(1)
Description of the family
Trees, shrubs or climbers. Stipules 0 (in ours). Leaves simple, opposite (Cassinopsis) or alternate. Flowers bisexual or unisexual, (4-)5-merous, actinomorphic. Calyx 0 or small. Ovary superior, 1-locular; ovules usually 2. Fruit a 1-seeded drupe. Worldwide: 52 genera and 300 species, mainly tropics with a few temperate. |
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Links to genera: (4)
| Genus | Content |
| Apodytes E.Mey. ex Arn. | Description, Image |
| Cassinopsis Sond. | Description, Image |
| Pyrenacantha Wight | Description, Image |
| Rhaphiostylis Planch. ex Benth. | Description |
Other sources of information about Icacinaceae:
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for IcacinaceaeGoogle: Web - Images - Scholar
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