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Ptaeroxylaceae - Sneezewood family
Literature
White, F. & Styles, B.T. (1966) Ptaeroxylaceae FZ 2(2)
Description of the family
Trees or shrubs. Stipules 0. Leaves (in ours) opposite, paripinnate. Flowers dioecious or polygamous, 4-5-merous. Sepals 4-5, connate to almost free. Petals 4-5, free. Disk annular. Stamens 4-5, free. Ovary superior, 2-5-locular. Fruit a capsule, with carpels separating from a persistent central column. Seeds winged. Worldwide: 3 genera and 10 species in tropical and southern Africa and Madagascar. |
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| Genus | Content |
| Ptaeroxylon Eckl. & Zeyh. | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Ptaeroxylaceae:
Flora of Mozambique: PtaeroxylaceaeGRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Ptaeroxylaceae
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