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Shrubs or trees, with white latex. Leaves opposite. Inflorescences 2, in the forks of the branches. Corolla creamy or yellow; lobes overlapping to the left. Anthers sagittate at the base. Carpels subspherical, free, connate at the base. Seeds surrounded by a yellow or orange aril. Worldwide: 12 species in the tropical Old World Mozambique: 2 taxa. The larvae of the following species of insect eat species of this genus:
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Species | FZ divisions | Content |
africana Stapf | N,Z,MS | Description, Image |
thouarsii Roem. & Schult. | N,Z,MS,GI,M | Description, Image |
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