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Icacinaceae - White pear family
Coates Palgrave K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002) Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa
Mendes, E.J. (1963) Icacinaceae FZ 2(1)
Description of the family
Trees, shrubs or climbers. Stipules 0 (in ours). Leaves simple, opposite (Cassinopsis) or alternate. Flowers bisexual or unisexual, (4-)5-merous, actinomorphic. Calyx 0 or small. Ovary superior, 1-locular; ovules usually 2. Fruit a 1-seeded drupe. Worldwide: 52 genera and 300 species, mainly tropics with a few temperate. |
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More sample images from the Icacinaceae (Click on each image to see a larger version and details of the record)
Links to genera: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this family
| Genus | Content |
| Apodytes E.Mey. ex Arn. | Description, Image |
| Cassinopsis Sond. | Description, Image |
| Pyrenacantha Wight | Description, Image |
| Rhaphiostylis Planch. ex Benth. | Description |
Other sources of information about Icacinaceae:
Flora of Mozambique: IcacinaceaeGRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Icacinaceae
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