Spermatophyta: Dicotyledonae: Archichlamydeae: Huerteales
Gerrardinaceae
Flacourtiaceae p.p.
Alford, M.H. (2006)
Gerrardinaceae: A New Family of African Flowering Plants Unresolved among Brassicales, Huerteales, Malvales, and Sapindales Taxon 55(4) 959-964
Byng, J.W. (2014)
The Flowering Plants Handbook Plant Gateway Limited, Hertford, UK
Wild, H. (1960)
Flacourtiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1)
Description of the family
Shrubs or small trees, sometimes scrambling. Leaves simple, alternate (spiral); margins toothed, rarely entire; venation pinnate. Stipules intrapetiolar. Inflorescence of axillary cymes. Flowers very small, actinomorphic with a 5-lobed disc attached to a hypanthium. Sepals free. Petals free, imbricate. Stamens opposite petals; filaments free. Ovary superior, or part inferior; carpels fused. Fruit a berry, dry or fleshy. Comment: This monogeneric family was originally part of the now defunct family Flacourtiaceae. Its relationships with other families are still unclear. Worldwide: 1 genus and 2 species in Africa Zimbabwe: 1 genus and 1 taxon. |
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2024).
Flora of Zimbabwe: Family page: Gerrardinaceae. https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/family.php?family_id=301, retrieved 1 December 2024
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