4662.000 Salacia L.

Robson, N.K.B. (1966) Celastraceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(2)

Robson, N.K.B. et al. (1994) Celastraceae Flora of Tropical East Africa

Description of the genus

Lianes, shrubs or small trees, rarely shrublets, with or without latex threads and without spines. Stipules small or 0. Leaves opposite, subopposite or alternate; lamina toothed or entire. Inflorescence 1-many-flowered, pedunculate or sessile, cymose, dichasial or umbel-like, without accessory branches. Sepals (4-)5(-6), the inner sometimes petaloid. Petals (4-)5(-6). Disk always developed, extrastaminal. Stamens (2-)3. Ovary superior; locules (2-)3, each with 2-8 axile ovules in 1-2 rows per loculus. Fruit a fleshy indehiscent berry, spherical or elongated, with a leathery exocarp, soft and fleshy mesocarp and mucilaginous endocarp.

Worldwide: c. 200 species occurring thoughout the tropics and substropics.

Zimbabwe: 3 taxa.

Salacia leptoclada

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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
erecta (G. Don) Walp.[CR]E
kraussii (Harv.) Harv.SDescription, Image
leptoclada Tul.[EN]EDescription, Image

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Flora of Botswana: Salacia
Flora of Burundi: Salacia
Flora of Caprivi: Salacia
Flora of Malawi: Salacia
Flora of Mozambique: Salacia
Flora of Zambia: Salacia

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Salacia
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EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Salacia
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iNaturalist: Salacia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Salacia
JSTOR Plant Science: Salacia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Salacia
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Tropicos: Salacia
Wikipedia: Salacia

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: Genus page: Salacia.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=894, retrieved 14 December 2024

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