4483.010 Sclerocroton Hochst.

SAPIUM P. Browne p.p.

Description of the genus

Monoecious shrubs or trees, hairless, with milky latex. Stipules linear. Leaves alternate, simple, without glands; margin serrate or entire, often with 1-2 marginal glands. Inflorescence a terminal elongate spike, lax at maturity, all male or with 1(-2) female flowers at the base. Male flowers: calyx open in bud, 3(-4)-lobed; petals 0; stamens 2-3. Female flowers: calyx 3(-4)-lobed; petals 0; ovary 3-lobed, each lobe with 2 appendages; styles 3. Fruit 3-lobed, dehiscent. Seeds smooth, ecarunculate.

Worldwide: 6 species in tropical and South Africa and Madagascar

Zambia: 3 taxa.

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Species	FZ divisions	Provinces	Content
cornutus (Pax) Kruijt & Roebers	B,W	Nw,W	Image
oblongifolius (Müll. Arg.) Kruijt & Roebers	B,W,S	Nw,S,W	Description, Image
schmitzii (J. Léonard) Kruijt & Roebers	N,W	Nw,Lp,C

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Flora of the DRC: Sclerocroton
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Flora of Zimbabwe: Sclerocroton
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Sclerocroton

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