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Balanitaceae - Torchwood family
Launert, E. (1963) Balanitaceae FZ 2(1)
Sands, M.J.S. (1989) Balanitaceae Flora of Ethiopia, vol. 3 Addis Ababa University and Uppsala University
Sands, M.J.S. (2001) The Desert Date and its relatives: a revision of the genus Balanites Kew Bulletin 56(1) 1-128
Description of the family
Trees or shrubs, with simple or forked spines. Stipules 0. Leaves alternate, 2-foliolate. Leaflets coriaceous, entire. Flowers bisexual, actinomorphic. Sepals 5, free. Petals 5, free. Stamens 10. Disk succulent, longitudinally 10-grooved. Ovary superior, 5-locular. Fruit a 1-seeded drupe. Worldwide: 1 genus and 25 species, tropical Africa to Burma. |
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Other sources of information about Balanitaceae:
Flora of Mozambique: BalanitaceaeGRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Balanitaceae
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