Euclea racemosa L.

M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS

Morphology General Habit

Evergreen shrub or small tree up to c. 12 m high; young shoots glabrous

Morphology Leaves

Leaves dark green and glossy, alternate or subopposite to opposite, sometimes in whorls; petiole 0.1–0.3 cm long; blade very variable in shape and size, up to 11 x 4 cm; lower surface glabrous; secondary veins subprominent on upper surface, less so on lower surface, but often conspicuous because of pink coloration, tertiary veins usually indistinct, especially on lower surface

Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences

Inflorescences 15–50 mm long, unbranched, with glabrous axes

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers

Male flowers up to 5 mm long; calyx c. 2 mm long, saucer-shaped, glabrous or with minute hairs on the margin, shallowly lobed or toothed; corolla lobed only in the upper half, glabrous or sparsely bristly along the middle of the lobes Female flowers similar to male but much smaller; staminodes absent; ovary glabrous or covered with rough hairs

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens

Stamens 10–20, mostly in pairs, filaments up to 1.3 mm long; anthers up to 3 mm long, bristly, especially near apex

Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits

Fruit 6–8 mm in diam.