5262.000 Rinorea Aubl.

Description of the genus

Shrubs or small trees. Stipules deciduous. Leaves alternate, or rarely, opposite or whorled. Inflorescence simple or compound, terminal or axillary. Flowers actinomorphic or slightly zygomorphic. Sepals ± equal; margin ciliolate. Petals subequal (no petal spurred), often ± reflexed, white or greenish-white to yellow or red. Stamens free or ± united to form a tube. Fruit a capsule with 3 valves, rarely subfleshy and indehiscent. Seeds usually glabrous and smooth.

Worldwide: c. 200 species in the tropics

Rinorea ferruginea

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SpeciesLinks to mapsFZ divisionsContent
arborea (Thouars) Baill.[CR]E
convallarioides (Baker f.) Eyles subsp. convallarioides [LR-nt]E,SDescription, Image
elliptica (Oliv.) Kuntze[CR]E,SDescription, Image
ferruginea Engl.[LR-nt]EDescription, Image
ilicifolia (Welw. ex Oliv.) Kuntze subsp. ilicifolia [CR]E

Other sources of information about Rinorea:

Flora of Mozambique: Rinorea
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Rinorea
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Rinorea
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Rinorea
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Rinorea
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Rinorea

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings, 2002-13

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. & Ballings, P. (2013). Flora of Zimbabwe: Genus page: Rinorea.
http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=968, retrieved 25 May 2013

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