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Dichapetalaceae
Breteler, F.J. (1986) The African Dichapetalaceae IX; A taxonomical revision Agricultural University Wageningen Papers 86(3) 1-74
Torre, A.R. (1963) Dichapetalaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(1)
Description of the family
Shrublets, shrubs or trees. Stipules present. Leaves alternate, simple, entire. Flowers bisexual or rarely unisexual, actinomorphic or zygomorphic. Sepals 5. Petals 5, equal or unequal. Stamens 5, all fertile or 2-3 fertile and with 2 staminodes. Ovary superior or semi-inferior. Fruit drupaceous, with 3 (often reduced to 2 or 1) ± separate mericarps, 1-2-seeded. Worldwide: 3 genera and 160 species, tropics and South Africa. Mozambique: 2 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 |
| Dichapetalum Thouars | Description, Image |
| Tapura Aubl. | Description, Image |
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Flora of Zimbabwe: Dichapetalaceae
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): DichapetalaceaeGoogle: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Dichapetalaceae
Wikipedia: Dichapetalaceae
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