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4463.010 Schinziophyton
RICINODENDRON sensu Schinz p.p. non Müll. Arg.
Description of the genus
Dioecious tree. Leaves alternate, stipulate, digitate, stellate-hairy. Inflorescence paniculate, axillary near tips of branches, male inflorescences larger than the female. Male flowers: sepals 4-5; petals 5; disk of 4-6 fleshy glands; stamens 15-21 (in ours). Female flowers: sepals and petals as male; ovary 1-2-locular (in ours); styles 1-3; 2-partite. Fruit indehiscent with woody endocarp. Worldwide: 1 species in tropical and S Africa |
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Other sources of information about Schinziophyton:
Flora of Mozambique: SchinziophytonePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Schinziophyton
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Schinziophyton
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Schinziophyton
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Schinziophyton
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Schinziophyton
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