- Family: Thymelaeaceae Juss.
Craterosiphon Engl. & Gilg
[FTEA]
Thymelaeaceae, B. Peterson (University of Göteborg). Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1978
- Morphology General Habit
- Lianes, climbing shrubs or small trees with twining branches; twigs with conspicuous lenticels, glabrous
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves opposite, subopposite or rarely alternate, petiolate; blade elliptical to ovate, acuminate, chartaceous to coriaceous; lateral nerves spreading almost at right angles
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescence axillary
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers 5-merous, subsessile or pedicelled, solitary or 2–4, with small, sometimes ciliate, bracts
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Calyx-tube funnel-shaped, glabrous outside, glabrous or hairy inside, somewhat fleshy, persistent; lobes 5, equal to the tube or much shorter
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Petals absent or 10 minute glands inserted on the throat of the tube
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens 10 in two whorls, inserted in the throat of the tube
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil
- Ovary sessile or subsessile, 1-locular, glabrous or slightly pubescent or pilose at the top; disc cup-shaped or lobed, membranous; style terminal or sublateral; stigma capitate, finely papillose
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Fruit a drupe with sclerified pericarp, included in the persistent calyx-tube Grain oblong, fusiform.
[FZ]
Flora Zambesiaca. Vol. 9, Part 3. Polygonaceae-Myriaceae. Pope GV, Polhill RM, Martins ES. 2006.
- Morphology General Habit
- Lianes, climbing shrubs or small trees with twining branches; twigs with conspicuous lenticels, glabrous Lianes, climbing shrubs or small trees with twining branches; twigs with conspicuous lenticels, glabrous.
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves opposite, subopposite or rarely alternate, petiolate; blade elliptic to ovate, acuminate, chartaceous to coriaceous; lateral nerves spreading almost at right angles Leaves opposite, subopposite or rarely alternate, petiolate; blade elliptic to ovate, acuminate, chartaceous to coriaceous; lateral nerves spreading almost at right angles.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescences axillary Inflorescences axillary.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Petals absent or 10 minute glands inserted at the throat of the tube Petals absent or 10 minute glands inserted at the throat of the tube.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
- Ovary sessile or subsessile, 1-locular, glabrous or slightly pubescent or pilose at the top; disk cup-shaped or lobed, membranous; style terminal or sublateral; stigma capitate or subcapitate, finely papillose, sometimes exserted
- Distribution
- About 9 species, all tropical African, mainly in the rain forest regions of central and west Africa.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers 5-merous, subsessile or shortly pedicellate, solitary or 2–4, with small, sometimes ciliate, bracts. Flowers 5-merous, subsessile or shortly pedicellate, solitary or 2–4, with small, sometimes ciliate, bracts
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Calyx tube funnel-shaped, glabrous outside, glabrous or hairy inside, somewhat fleshy, not articulated, persistent; lobes 5, equal to the tube or much shorter. Calyx tube funnel-shaped, glabrous outside, glabrous or hairy inside, somewhat fleshy, not articulated, persistent; lobes 5, equal to the tube or much shorter
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens 10 in 2 whorls, or practically in 1 series, attached at the middle of the tube and included or attached in the throat of the tube and exserted; filaments of those opposite the sepals usually longer. Stamens 10 in 2 whorls, or practically in 1 series, attached at the middle of the tube and included or attached in the throat of the tube and exserted; filaments of those opposite the sepals usually longer
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil
- Ovary sessile or subsessile, 1-locular, glabrous or slightly pubescent or pilose at the top; disk cup-shaped or lobed, membranous; style terminal or sublateral; stigma capitate or subcapitate, finely papillose, sometimes exserted.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Fruit a drupe with a sclerified pericarp, included in the persistent calyx tube. Fruit a drupe with a sclerified pericarp, included in the persistent calyx tube
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seed oblong, fusiform. Seed oblong, fusiform.
Doubtfully present in:
Central African Repu
Native to:
Angola, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Sudan, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre
- Craterosiphon beniensis Domke
- Craterosiphon devredii A.Robyns
- Craterosiphon louisii R.Wilczek ex A.Robyns
- Craterosiphon micranthus A.Robyns
- Craterosiphon montanus Domke
- Craterosiphon pseudoscandens Domke
- Craterosiphon quarrei Staner
- Craterosiphon scandens Engl. & Gilg
- Craterosiphon schmitzii A.Robyns
- Craterosiphon soyauxii H.Pearson
Craterosiphon Engl. & Gilg appears in other Kew resources:
First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 27 (1894)
Accepted by
- Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
Literature
Flora of West Tropical Africa
- —F.T.A. 6, 1: 248.
Flora Zambesiaca
- F.T.E.A., Thymelaeaceae: 8 (1978).
- Peterson in F.T.E.A., Thymelaeaceae: 8 (1978).
- Fl. Afr. Centr., Thymelaeaceae: 20 (1975).
- A. Robyns in Fl. Afr. Centr., Thymelaeaceae: 20 (1975).
- Fl. Cameroun 5: 35 (1966).
- Fl. Gabon 11: 54 (1966)
- Aymonin in Fl. Gabon 11: 54 (1966)
- in Fl. Cameroun 5: 35 (1966).
- Biblioth. Bot. 27, heft 111: 122 (1934).
- Domke in Biblioth. Bot. 27, heft 111: 122 (1934).
- Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 275 (1894)
- in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 275 (1894)
- in Engler & Prantl., Nat. Pflanzenfam. III, 6a: 233 (1894).
- Engler & Prantl., Nat. Pflanzenfam. III, 6a: 233 (1894).
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Aymonin in Fl. Gabon 11:54 (1966)
- in Fl. Cameroun 5:35 (1966)
- Domke in Bibl. Bot. 27(111): 122 (1934)
- in E. & P. Pf. III. 6A: 233 (1894)
- in E.J. 19: 275 (1894)
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