Iteaceae
Escalloniaceae p.p.
Byng, J.W. (2014) The Flowering Plants Handbook Plant Gateway Limited, Hertford, UK
Verdcourt, B. (1983) Escalloniaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(1)
Description of the family
Trees or shrubs, sometimes climbing (Itea). Leaves simple, alternate, petiolate; margins often spiny-toothed or entire. Stipules tiny or absent. Inflorescences racemes, cymes, corymbs (Pterostemon) or panicles (Itea). Flowers bisexual, rarely polygamous; actinomorphic. Sepals free or basally fused. Petals free, persistent, clawed (Pterostemon). Stamens alternating with petals (Itea) or sepals (Pterostemon). Ovary superior to part inferior (Itea), or inferior (Pterostemon); carpals fused. Fruit a capsule. Worldwide: 2 genera and 18 species in eastern USA, Africa and Southeast Asia. Zimbabwe: 1 genus and 1 taxon. |
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