4454.000 Codiaeum A. Juss.

Fayaz, F. (2011) Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants Firefly Books, New Zealand

Description of the genus

Shrubs or tree-lets; latex clear and non-toxic. Stipules minute caducous, sometimes obsolete. Leaves alternate, petiolate; lamina margins entire, rarely lobed, venation pinnate. Inflorescence axillary, long, unbranched. Calyx (3-)5(-6)-lobed, lobes imbricate, petals small, 5 or 6, rarely absent; disc divided into 5-15 free glands. Fruit capsules. Seeds carunculate.

Worldwide: 15 species in Indonesia, Philippines to New Guinea, tropical Australia and pacific Islands.

Zambia: 0 taxa.

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Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Genus page: Codiaeum.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1756, retrieved 19 April 2024

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