Description
provided by Flora of Zimbabwe
Trees or shrubs. Stipules present. Leaves alternate, petiolate, entire, with an extra-floral nectary at the base of the midrib on the upper leaf surface (appearing as a pale or dark, often reddish, circular patch). Flowers bisexual, actinomorphic. Sepals 5, accrescent. Petals 5. Stamens numerous. Ovary
superior, (1-)3-locular. Carpels 3, 2-ovulate. Fruit
1-seeded, indehiscent, surrounded by the 5 large wings of the accrescent calyx.
- license
- cc-by-nc
- copyright
- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Dipterocarpaceae Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/family.php?family_id=75
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
