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Styles, B.T. & White, F. (1991) Meliaceae FTEA
White, F. & Styles, B.T. (1963) Meliaceae FZ 2(1)
Trees or shrubs. Stipules 0. Leaves (in ours) alternate, simple (Turraea) or compound. Flowers bisexual or unisexual, but well-developed sterile vestiges of the non-functional sex may be present, actinomorphic, mostly 4-5-merous. Sepals 4-6, connate to ± free. Petals usually 4-5, free. Disk present. Stamens (5-)8-10(-20), usually partly or completely fused to form a staminal tube and usually bearing appendages. Ovary superior, (2-)4-5(-20)-locular. Style 1. Fruit a capsule or drupe. Seeds usually with an aril, winged or with a corky or woody outer covering. Worldwide: 51 genera and 565 species mostly tropical with a few subtropical. |
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| Genus | Content |
| Ekebergia Sparrm. | Description |
| Entandrophragma C.E.C. Fisch. | Description |
| Khaya A. Juss. | Description |
| Lovoa Harms | Description |
| Melia L. | Description |
| Pseudobersama Verdc. | Description, Image |
| Trichilia P. Browne | Description |
| Turraea L. | Description |
| Xylocarpus J. König | Description |
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