Trees or shrubs, spiny (in ours). Flowers large and showy, solitary and terminal or lateral on short shoots, bisexual. Sepals 3-4. Petals 5-10 or more, exceeding the sepals. Stamens numerous, free. Ovary 1-locular. Fruit indehiscent, smooth or slightly ridged with a hard shell, many-seeded. Seeds with a smooth horny testa. Worldwide: Widespread in tropical Africa, extending to South Africa and Arabia. Zimbabwe: 1 taxon. |
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