- Family:
- Phyllanthaceae Martinov
Thecacoris A.Juss.
[FSOM]
M. Thulin. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1–4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS
- Distribution
- Genus of some 25 species in tropical Africa and Madagascar.
- Morphology General Habit
- Dioecious trees, shrubs or perennial herbs with indumentum of simple hairs
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves alternate, or clustered on short shoots, simple, entire or dentate; stipules present
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescences axillary, spicate, racemose or paniculate
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Male flowers: sepals 5(–6), membranous, imbricate; petals small or absent; disc glands 5, free; stamens 5, opposite the sepals, free; pistillode large Female flowers: sepals somewhat united at the base, otherwise as in male flowers; petals small or absent; disc annular, crenulate; ovary 3-celled, with 2 ovules per cell; style 3, free, bifid
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Fruit loculicidally dehiscent; endocarp thinly woody
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seeds shiny.
[FTEA]
Euphorbiaceae, A. R.-Smith. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1987
- Morphology General Habit
- Dioecious trees or shrubs with simple indumentum
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves alternate, shortly petiolate, stipulate, simple, ± entire, penninerved
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescences racemose, solitary, geminate or fasciculate, axillary, many-flowered; flowers 1 per bract
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Male flowers: sepals 5, imbricate; petals 5, small, or 0; disc-glands 5, free, interstaminal, opposite the petals; stamens 5, opposite the sepals, filaments free, anther-thecae distinct, pendulous, later erect, longitudinally dehiscent; pistillode columnar or obconic, dilated, often truncate Female flowers: pedicels patent in the fruiting stage; sepals ± as in the ♂; petals smaller than in the ♂, or 0; staminodes sometimes present; disc hypogynous, annular; ovary 3-locular, ovules 2 per locule; styles 3, free or connate at the base, recurved, bifid
- sex Male
- Male flowers: sepals 5, imbricate; petals 5, small, or 0; disc-glands 5, free, interstaminal, opposite the petals; stamens 5, opposite the sepals, filaments free, anther-thecae distinct, pendulous, later erect, longitudinally dehiscent; pistillode columnar or obconic, dilated, often truncate
- sex Female
- Female flowers: pedicels patent in the fruiting stage; sepals ± as in the ♂; petals smaller than in the ♂, or 0; staminodes sometimes present; disc hypogynous, annular; ovary 3-locular, ovules 2 per locule; styles 3, free or connate at the base, recurved, bifid
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Fruit loculicidally dehiscent; endocarp thinly woody
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seeds obovoid.
[FZ]
Euphorbiaceae, A. Radcliffe-Smith. Flora Zambesiaca 9:4. 1996
- Morphology General Habit
- Dioecious, rarely monoecious, trees shrubs or perennial herbs.
- Morphology General Indumentum
- Indumentum simple.
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves alternate or subfasciculate, shortly petiolate, stipulate, simple, entire or subentire, penninerved.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescences axillary, solitary (in Flora Zambesiaca area), geminate or fasciculate, pedunculate, spicate, racemose or rarely paniculate, few- to many-flowered; flowers 1 per bract.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Male flowers: sepals 5(6), imbricate; petals 5, small, or absent; disk glands 5, free, interstaminal, alternating with the sepals, thick; stamens 5, opposite the sepals, filaments free, anther-thecae distinct, introrse, parallel and pendulous at first, later extrorse, divaricate and erect, longitudinally dehiscent; pistillode large, obconic, turbinate or cyathiform, truncate and entire or 3–5-lobed. Female flowers: pedicels patent, elongating and deflexing in fruit; sepals somewhat connate at the base, otherwise ± as in the male; petals smaller than in the male, or absent; staminodes sometimes present; disk hypogynous, annular, crenulate; ovary 3-locular, ovules 2 per locule; styles 3, free or connate at the base, recurved, bifid; stigmas ± smooth.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Fruit 3-lobed, dehiscent into bivalved cocci; pericarp thin, separating from the thinly woody endocarp; columella persistent.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seeds ovoid-subglobose to obovoid-pyriform, carunculate; testa thin, striate, shiny; endosperm copious, fleshy; cotyledons greenish.
[FTEA]
Euphorbiaceae, A. R.-Smith. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1987
- Morphology General Habit
- Dioecious perennial herbs or subshrubs with simple or little-branched stems arising from a woody rhizome or stock
- Morphology General Shoots
- Long and short shoots present
- Morphology General Indumentum
- Indumentum simple
- Morphology General Buds
- Buds sometimes perulate
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves alternate, on short shoots subfasciculate, shortly petiolate, stipulate, simple, entire or repand-dentate, penninerved
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescences axillary, solitary, pedunculate, spicate, racemose or paniculate
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers bracteate, sessile or pedicellate Male flowers: sepals 5(–6), membranaceous, imbricate; petals 0; disc-glands 5, free, interstaminal, alternating with the sepals, thick; stamens 5, opposite the sepals, filaments free, anther-thecae pendulous, parallel at first, later divaricate, longitudinally dehiscent; pistillode large, turbinate or cyathiform, with the margin ± entire or slightly 3–5-lobate Female flowers: sepals somewhat connate at the base, otherwise ± as in the ♂ flowers; petals 0; disc hypogynous, annular, crenulate; ovary 3-locular, with 2 ovules per locule; styles 3, free, thick, shortly bifid
- sex Male
- Male flowers: sepals 5(–6), membranaceous, imbricate; petals 0; disc-glands 5, free, interstaminal, alternating with the sepals, thick; stamens 5, opposite the sepals, filaments free, anther-thecae pendulous, parallel at first, later divaricate, longitudinally dehiscent; pistillode large, turbinate or cyathiform, with the margin ± entire or slightly 3–5-lobate
- sex Female
- Female flowers: sepals somewhat connate at the base, otherwise ± as in the ♂ flowers; petals 0; disc hypogynous, annular, crenulate; ovary 3-locular, with 2 ovules per locule; styles 3, free, thick, shortly bifid
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Fruit loculicidally dehiscent, leaving a columella; pericarp thin; endocarp thinly woody
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seeds pyriform-cypraeiform, lightly striate, shiny.
Native to:
Angola, Cabinda, Cameroon, Comoros, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre
- Thecacoris cometia Leandri
- Thecacoris glabroglandulosa (J.Léonard) J.Léonard
- Thecacoris grandifolia (Pax & K.Hoffm.) Govaerts
- Thecacoris humbertii Leandri
- Thecacoris lancifolia Pax & K.Hoffm.
- Thecacoris latistipula J.Léonard
- Thecacoris leptobotrya (Müll.Arg.) Brenan
- Thecacoris lucida (Pax) Hutch.
- Thecacoris madagascariensis A.Juss.
- Thecacoris micrantha Breteler
- Thecacoris perrieri Leandri
- Thecacoris spathulifolia (Pax) Leandri
- Thecacoris stenopetala (Müll.Arg.) Müll.Arg.
- Thecacoris trichogyne Müll.Arg.
- Thecacoris usambarensis Verdc.
- Thecacoris viridis (Müll.Arg.) G.L.Webster
Thecacoris A.Juss. appears in other Kew resources:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas, D.W. [7537], Cameroon | K000180959 | No |
First published in Euphorb. Gen.: 12 (1824)
Accepted by
- Breteler, F.J. (2011). Thecacoris, including Cyathogyne (Phyllanthaceae), in West Africa: Generic delimination, description of a new species, and a synopsis of all West African species Edinburgh Journal of Botany 68: 343-350.
- Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Literature
Flora of West Tropical Africa
- Pax & K. Hoffm. in Engl. Pflanzenr. Euph. 15: 8 (1922).
- —F.T.A. 6, 1: 658
Flora Zambesiaca
- Euph. Gen. Tent.: 12, t.1, f.1 (1824).
- J. Léonard in Bull. Jard. Bot. Belg. 64: 26 (1995).
- Müller Argoviensis in De Candolle, Prodr. 15, 2: 245 (1866).
Flora of Somalia
- Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Euphorb. Gen. Tent.: 12, t. 1, fig. 1 (1824)
- G.P. 3(1): 286 (1880)
- Hutch. in F.T.A. 6(1): 658 (1912)
- Muell. Arg. in DC., Prodr. 15(2): 245 (1866)
- Pax in E.P. IV. 147 (15): 8 (1922)
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