Cannabaceae - Dagga family
Wilmot-Dear, C.M. (1991) Cannabaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(6)
Wilmot-Dear, C.M. (1991) Ulmaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(6)
Description of the family
Trees, shrubs, erect or climbing herbs, mostly monoecious or dioecious, with or without spines. Latex absent. Stipules paired, caducous. Leaves alternate or rarely opposite, simple, often asymmetrical, usually 3-nerved at base or digitately 3-7(-11)-foliolate, the leaflets with a serrate margin. Flowers in small axillary cymes or clusters or solitary, unisexual or (rarely) 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. Comment: The most recent classification states that native genera in our region formerly placed in the family Ulmaceae now belong here. Worldwide: 2 genera and 4 species, northern temperate regions to SE Asia. Mozambique: 4 genera and 8 taxa. |
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Links to genera: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this family
| Genus | Content |
| Cannabis L. | Description, Image |
| Celtis L. | Description, Image |
| Chaetachme Planch. | Description |
| Trema Lour. | Description |
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