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Surianaceae
Simaroubaceae
Leistner, O.A. (2005) Seed plants of southern tropical Africa: families and genera SABONET Report No. 26 SABONET, Pretoria
Wild, H. & Phipps, J.B. (1963) Simaroubaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(1)
Description of the family
Coastal shrubs, much-branched, with conspicuous leaf scars on older stems. Leaves sessile or with a short petiole, alternate, crowded, simple, oblanceolate, thick, venation ± invisible; margin entire, revolute. Flowers bisexual, actinomorphic, solitary or in few-flowered cymes, scarcely exceeding the leaves. Calyx deeply 5-lobed. Petals 5, free, imbricate. Stamens 10 in 2 whorls. Ovary superior, consisting of 5 free densely pilose carpels. Fruits dry, 1-seeded, capable of floating. Comment: In FZ, Suriana maritima was included in the family Simaroubaceae, but is now regarded as belonging to a separate family, Surianaceae. Worldwide: 5 species in 4 genera, pantropical and in warm regions, 3 endemic in Australia; Suriana is the only genus and S. maritima the only species in southern tropical Africa. Mozambique: 1 genus and 1 taxon. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): SurianaceaeBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Surianaceae
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Surianaceae
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Surianaceae
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Surianaceae
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Surianaceae
JSTOR Plant Science: Surianaceae
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Surianaceae
Wikipedia: Surianaceae
Plants of the World Online: Surianaceae
Tropicos: Surianaceae
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