Tristellateia Thouars

Description of the genus

Lianes. Leaves opposite rarely ternate, with glands (in ours) near the apex of the petiole. Inflorescences of terminal racemes. Flowers actinomorphic. Sepals persistent, sometimes glandular. Petals yellow, unguiculate. Anthers linear. Fruit a samara, with the wing divided into 5-7 stellately arranged lobes.

Worldwide: c. 20 species , mainly in Madagacar, one from Africa and one from SE Asia

Mozambique: 1 taxon.

The larvae of the following species of insect eat species of this genus:
Coeliades anchises (One-pip policeman)
Tristellateia africana

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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
africana S. MooreN,GIDescription, Image

Other sources of information about Tristellateia:

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Tristellateia
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Tristellateia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Tristellateia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Tristellateia
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Tristellateia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Tristellateia
JSTOR Plant Science: Tristellateia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Tristellateia
Plants of the World Online: Tristellateia
Tropicos: Tristellateia
Wikipedia: Tristellateia

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Mozambique: Genus page: Tristellateia.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=2282, retrieved 3 October 2024

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