Flacourtiaceae p.p.
Leonard, J. & Geerinck, D. (1967) Salicaceae Flore du Congo du Rwanda et du Burundi Jardin Botanique National de Belgique
Wild, H. (1960) Flacourtiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1)
Wilmot-Dear, C.M. (1991) Salicaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(6)
Dioecious trees or shrubs. Stipules present, usually deciduous. Leaves alternate, simple. Flowers in unisexual catkins, individual flowers subtended by a bract. Perianth 0. Male flowers: stamens 2-many. Female flowers: ovary superior, 1-locular; styles 1 or 2, stigmas 2, often 2-fid. Fruit a capsule, dehiscing longitudinally into 2-4 valves. Seeds with a tuft of long silky hairs. Worldwide: 55 genera and 772 species, cosmopolitan. Rwanda: 5 genera and 6 taxa. |
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