Spermatophyta: Dicotyledonae: Archichlamydeae

Clusiaceae - Mangosteen family

Guttiferae

Hypericaceae

Literature

Robson, N.K.B. (1961) Guttiferae FZ 1(2)

Description of the family

Trees, shrubs or herbs, sometimes with coloured latex. Stipules 0. Leaves opposite, rarely subopposite, or whorled, simple, often gland-dotted; margin entire. Flowers bisexual, dioecious or polygamous, actinomorphic. Sepals (2-)4-5(-6 or more), imbricate. Petals 4-5(-6 or more), free. Stamens numerous, in fascicles. Ovary superior, 1-5-locular. Fruit a capsule, berry or drupe.

Worldwide: 45 genera and 1,370 species, tropical and Northern temperate.

More sample images from the Clusiaceae (Click on each image to see a larger version and details of the record)

Hypericum aethiopicum subsp. sonderi

Hypericum roeperianum

Garcinia buchananii

Garcinia kingaensis

Garcinia livingstonei

Links to genera: (4) View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this family

Genus	Content
Garcinia L.	Description, Image
Harungana Lam.	Description, Image
Hypericum L.	Description, Image
Psorospermum Spach	Description, Image

Other sources of information about Clusiaceae:

Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Clusiaceae page
Flora of Mozambique: Clusiaceae
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Clusiaceae
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