Spermatophyta: Dicotyledonae: Archichlamydeae

Thymelaeaceae

Literature

Peterson, B. (1978) Thymelaeaceae FTEA

Peterson, B. (updated by Verdcourt, B.) (2006) Thymelaeaceae FZ 9(3)

Description of the family

Shrubs or perennial herbs. Leaves simple, entire, without stipules. Calyx tubular or funnel-shaped, usually coloured and petaloid. Petals generally inserted in the throat of the calyx-tube. Ovary superior, 1-2-locular.

Worldwide: 53 genera and 750 species, cosmopolitan, but especially Australia and tropical Africa.

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Links to genera: (4)

GenusContent
Gnidia L.Description
Passerina L.Description
Peddiea Harv. ex Hook.Description
Synaptolepis Oliv.Description

Other sources of information about Thymelaeaceae:

GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Thymelaeaceae
Google: Web - Images - Scholar


Copyright: Mark Hyde and Bart Wursten, 2007-10

Hyde, M.A. & Wursten, B. (2010). Flora of Mozambique: Family page: Thymelaeaceae.
http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/family.php?family_id=220, retrieved 3 September 2010

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