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Aquifoliaceae - Holly family
Mendes, E.J. (1966) Aquifoliaceae FZ 2(2)
Description of the family
Trees or shrubs, evergreen (in ours). Stipules small or 0. Leaves alternate, simple. Flowers usually unisexual, 4(-8)-merous, actinomorphic, in fascicles, cymes or racemes. Petals free or connate at base. Stamens free, alternating with the corolla lobes. Disk 0. Ovary superior, 3- or more locular. Fruit drupaceous. Worldwide: 4 genera and 420 species, almost cosmopolitan. |
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Other sources of information about Aquifoliaceae:
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Aquifoliaceae pageFlora of Mozambique: Aquifoliaceae
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Aquifoliaceae
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