Dioecious trees or shrubs, unarmed or spiny. Stipules 0. Flowers unisexual. Male flowers fasciculate or in short racemes; calyx (3-)4-7-lobed almost to base, pubescent to tomentose; petals 0; stamens numerous, alternating with minute disk glands. Female flowers solitary or in fascicles of 2-4; calyx 4-8-lobed almost to base, sometimes accrescent in fruit; petals 0; styles 2-8, divergent. Fruit a fleshy berry. Seeds few or up to 12, glabrous or hairy. Worldwide: 15 species in warm regions of Africa and Sri Lanka Mozambique: 10 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| caffra (Hook. f. & Harv.) Hook. f. | Description, Image | |
| hispidula Wild | N,MS | Description |
| longispina (Harv.) Warb. | ||
| lucida Sim | Description | |
| macrocalyx (Oliv.) Warb. | Z,MS,M | Description, Image |
| rhamnoides (Burch. ex DC.) Harv. & Harv. | M | |
| rotundifolia (Thunb.) Thunb. & Harv. | M | Description, Image |
| sp. A | ||
| xanthocarpa Bullock | ||
| zeyheri (Sond.) Warb. | Description, Image |