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Ulmaceae - Elm family
Wilmot-Dear, C.M. (1991) Ulmaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(6)
Description of the family
Trees or shrubs, monoecious or dioecious, with or without spines. Stipules paired, caducous. Leaves alternate, simple, often asymmetrical, usually 3-nerved at base. Flowers in small axillary cymes or clusters or solitary, unisexual or bisexual. Sepals 4-5(-8), free or shortly united, persistent. Petals 0. Stamens 4-8, rarely more, free, opposite the perianth lobes. Ovary superior, 1-2-locular; ovules solitary, pendulous; styles 2, terminal, divergent. Fruit dry or thinly fleshy. Worldwide: 16 genera and 175 species, tropical to temperate (especially northern) areas. Mozambique: 3 genera and 7 taxa. |
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| Celtis L. | Description, Image |
| Chaetachme Planch. | Description |
| Trema Lour. | Description |
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Flora of Zimbabwe: Ulmaceae
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Ulmaceae
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): UlmaceaeGoogle: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Ulmaceae
Wikipedia: Ulmaceae
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