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Cecropiaceae
Berg, C.C. (1991) Cecropiaceae FZ 9(6)
Description of the family
Dioecious trees or shrubs. Stipules present. Leaves alternate, palmately divided. Male inflorescences branched: tepals 2-4; stamens (in ours) 3-4. Female inflorescences: spherical or in a club-shaped head; tepals 2-3; pistil 1; stigma 1 with 1 ovule. Fruit adnate to the fleshy accrescent perianth forming a large unit. Worldwide: 6 genera and 180 species, tropics. |
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| Myrianthus P. Beauv. | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Cecropiaceae:
Flora of Zimbabwe: CecropiaceaeGRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Cecropiaceae
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