Spermatophyta: Dicotyledonae: Archichlamydeae: Canellales

Canellaceae - Pepper-bark family

Verdcourt, B. (1990) Canellaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(4)

Description of the family

Evergreen trees. Stipules 0. Leaves alternate, simple, gland-dotted. Inflorescences of axillary flowers, either solitary or in few-flowered clusters. Flowers bisexual, actinomorphic. Sepals 3. Petals 5-12, free or united at base, in 1-2 whorls. Stamens 6-12. Ovary superior, 1-locular; ovules 2-many. Style short; stigmas 2-6. Fruit a berry. Seeds 2-many, glossy.

Worldwide: 5 genera and 13 species, occurring in tropical Africa and America.

Zimbabwe: 1 cultivated genus and 1 cultivated taxon.

No image of a cultivated species but there is an image of a native or naturalised species

Links to cultivated genera: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this family

Genus	Content
Warburgia Engl.	Description

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Flora of Malawi: Canellaceae
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External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Canellaceae
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Canellaceae
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Canellaceae
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Canellaceae
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iNaturalist: Canellaceae
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Canellaceae
JSTOR Plant Science: Canellaceae
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Canellaceae
Wikipedia: Canellaceae
Plants of the World Online: Canellaceae
Tropicos: Canellaceae