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Trees. Leaves large, palmate. Flowers very large, borne singly or in twos or threes at the ends of branches. Calyx persistent. Petals 5, linear. Stamens very many (200-700), united in a long tube below, separate above. Fruit a large heavy, woody 5-celled capsule. Worldwide: 2 species, native to tropical America Mozambique: 1 cultivated taxon. |
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