Bailey, L.H. & Bailey, E.Z. (1976) Hortus Third. A concise Dictionary of Plants Cultivated in the United States and Canada Macmillan Publishing Co, Inc., New York
Description of the genus
Monoecious trees, with irritating, white milky latex. Leaves alternate, simple; petioles long, with 2 glands at the apex. Flowers without petals. Male inflorescences borne on long peduncles. Female flowers, axillary, solitary. Fruit a capsule, dehiscing explosively.
Worldwide: 2 species, native to tropical North and South America
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