Guttiferae
Hypericaceae
Robson, N.K.B. (1961) Guttiferae Flora Zambesiaca 1(2)
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. Comment: The genus Hypericum is sometimes placed in a separate family, the Hypericaceae. Worldwide: 45 genera and 1,370 species, tropical and Northern temperate. Zimbabwe: 4 cultivated genera and 7 cultivated taxa. |
No image of a cultivated species but there is an image of a native or naturalised species |
| Genus | Content |
| Clusia Plum. ex L. | |
| Garcinia L. | Description |
| Harungana Lam. | Description |
| Hypericum L. | Description |