Trees or shrubs, unarmed or spiny. Stipules minute or 0. Leaves opposite, simple, often coriaceous. Inflorescence of dense axillary or terminal fascicles or panicles. Flowers usually 4-merous, bisexual or unisexual. Calyx-lobes 2-4. Petals 4. Stamens 4. Ovary 1-2-locular. Fruit a berry or drupe.
Worldwide: 3 genera and 11 species, occurring in warm and often dry places in the Old World.
More sample images from the Salvadoraceae (Click on each image to see a larger version and details of the record)
Hyde, M.A. & Wursten, B.(2010). Flora of Zimbabwe: Family page: Salvadoraceae. http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/family.php?family_id=201, retrieved 3 September 2010
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