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