Spermatophyta: Dicotyledonae: Archichlamydeae: Near Garryales

Icacinaceae - White pear family

Coates Palgrave, K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002) Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa

Mendes, E.J. (1963) Icacinaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(1)

Description of the family

Trees, shrubs or climbers. Stipules 0 (in ours). Leaves simple, opposite (Cassinopsis) or alternate. Flowers bisexual or unisexual, (4-)5-merous, actinomorphic. Calyx 0 or small. Stamens as many as the petals, free, alternating with the petals. Ovary superior, 1-locular; ovules 2. Fruit a 1-seeded drupe.

Worldwide: 24 genera, mainly tropical.

Zimbabwe: 2 genera and 4 taxa.

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

Genus	Content
Cassinopsis Sond.	Description, Image
Pyrenacantha Wight	Description, Image

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