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Shrubs or trees. Leaves in whorls of 3-4, entire or serrate. Inflorescences of terminal or axillary racemes. Flowers small, bisexual, ± actinomorphic. Ovary sessile; ovules 2. Fruit a ± spherical follicle containing 1 indehiscent nut. Derivation of name: Named after John Macadam, MD, 1827-1865, secretary of the Philosophical Institute, Victoria, Australia Worldwide: 12 species in E Malesia and Australia Mozambique: 0 taxa. |
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