4068.000 Balfourodendron Corr.Mello ex Oliv.

Description of the genus

Trees. Leaves opposite or subopposite, 3-foliolate, gland-dotted; domatia present. Flowers small in many-flowered terminal panicles. Sepals and petals 4. Stamens 4. Fruit dry, leathery, indehiscent, 3-4-winged.

Derivation of name: after Professor John Hutton Balfour (1808-1884), Scottish botanist.

Worldwide: 1 species occurring in Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.

Zimbabwe: 1 cultivated taxon.

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riedelianum (Engl.) Engl.Description

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External websites:

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

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated plants: genus page: Balfourodendron.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/genus.php?genus_id=2223, retrieved 29 March 2024

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