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Burseraceae - Myrrh family
Wild, H. (1963) Burseraceae FZ 2(1)
Description of the family
Trees or shrubs, sometimes spiny. Stipules 0. Leaves (in ours) alternate, imparipinnate or 1-2-foliolate, often congested at branch ends. Flowers unisexual or (rarely) bisexual. Ovary superior, 2-5-locular. Fruit a drupe. Worldwide: 17 genera and 540 species, tropics, especially America and NE Africa. |
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Other sources of information about Burseraceae:
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Burseraceae pageFlora of Mozambique: Burseraceae
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Burseraceae
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