Spermatophyta: Dicotyledonae: Archichlamydeae

Escalloniaceae

Literature

Verdcourt, B. (1983) Escalloniaceae FZ 7(1)

Description of the family

Trees or shrubs. Stipules 0 or minute. Leaves simple, alternate, rarely subopposite or subwhorled. Flowers bisexual, less often unisexual or polygamous. Sepals 4-5, united at base into a tube (in ours). Petals 4-5, free. Disk annular or with lobes alternating with the stamens. Ovary superior or inferior, 1-6-locular; ovules numerous. Styles 1-6, free or joined. Fruit a capsule or berry.

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Links to genera: (1)

GenusContent
Choristylis Harv.Description

Other sources of information about Escalloniaceae:

GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Escalloniaceae
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Copyright: Mark Hyde and Bart Wursten, 2007-10

Hyde, M.A. & Wursten, B. (2010). Flora of Mozambique: Family page: Escalloniaceae.
http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/family.php?family_id=86, retrieved 3 September 2010

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