Spermatophyta: Dicotyledonae: Archichlamydeae

Chrysobalanaceae - Coco-plum family

Description of the family

Trees, shrubs or suffrutices. Stipules present, caducous (in ours). Leaves simple, entire, alternate, usually with 2 glands at the base of the lamina or apex of petiole. Flowers bisexual, slightly zygomorphic (in ours), perigynous. Sepals 5. Petals 5. Stamens 2-many. Ovary superior with 3 carpels, one of which fully develops; each carpel 1- or 2-locular. Fruit a fleshy drupe.

Worldwide: 17 genera and 460 species, tropical, especially occurring in America.

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Links to genera: (3)

GenusContent
Hirtella L.Description, Image
Maranthes BlumeDescription
Parinari Aubl.Description

Other sources of information about Chrysobalanaceae:

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


Copyright: Mark Hyde and Bart Wursten, 2007-10

Hyde, M.A. & Wursten, B. (2010). Flora of Mozambique: Family page: Chrysobalanaceae.
http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/family.php?family_id=56, retrieved 3 September 2010

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