- Family:
- Anacardiaceae R.Br.
Ozoroa Delile

[FTEA]
Anacardiaceae, J. O. Kokwaro (University of Nairobi). Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1986
- Morphology General Habit
- Trees, shrubs or suffrutices with milky latex, dioecious
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves simple, alternate, opposite, subverticillate or verticillate, membranous or coriaceous, hairy; lateral nerves numerous, parallel and usually undivided almost to the somewhat thickened margin
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescences of axillary and terminal panicles
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers 5-merous; pedicels articulated near the apex Male flowers: calyx 5-partite, with ovate, oblong-ovate or lanceolate segments, imbricate in bud; petals imbricate, flat or inflexed at the apex; stamens 5 with subulate filaments inserted below the cup-shaped crenulate disk; anthers linear-oblong or ovate, dorsifixed; vestigial gynoecium small Female flowers: perianth similar to ♂; staminodes small; ovary globose, unilocular; ovule pendulous with an ascendent funicle, affixed laterally or nearly at the base of the locule; styles 3, slightly connate at the base or free; stigmas capitate
- sex Male
- Male flowers: calyx 5-partite, with ovate, oblong-ovate or lanceolate segments, imbricate in bud; petals imbricate, flat or inflexed at the apex; stamens 5 with subulate filaments inserted below the cup-shaped crenulate disk; anthers linear-oblong or ovate, dorsifixed; vestigial gynoecium small
- sex Female
- Female flowers: perianth similar to ♂; staminodes small; ovary globose, unilocular; ovule pendulous with an ascendent funicle, affixed laterally or nearly at the base of the locule; styles 3, slightly connate at the base or free; stigmas capitate
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Drupe usually reniform, sometimes subglobose or globose; epicarp black and shining; mesocarp fleshy, lacunose, with the lacunae full of oil; endocarp thick and bony when dry; cotyledons obovate and compressed.
[FZ]
Anacardiaceae, Rosette Fernandes & A. Fernandes. Flora Zambesiaca 2:2. 1966
- Morphology General Habit
- Trees, shrubs, suffrutices or herbaceous perennials, with milky latex.
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves simple, alternate, opposite, subverticillate or verticillate, membranous to coriaceous, with a hairy indumentum; lateral nerves numerous, parallel and usually undivided almost to the ± thickened margin.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers dioecious, 5-merous, in axillary and terminal panicles; pedicels articulated near the apex. Male flowers: calyx 5-partite with ovate or oblong-ovate or lanceolate segments, imbricate in bud; petals imbricate, flat or inflexed at the apex; stamens 5 with subulate filaments inserted below the cup-shaped crenulate disk; anthers linear-oblong or ovate, dorsifixed; vestigial gynoecium very small. Female flowers: perianth like that of the male; staminodes small; ovary globose, 1-locular; ovule pendulous with an ascendent funicle, affixed laterally or nearly at the base of the loculus; styles 3, slightly connate at the base or free; stigmas capitate.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Drupe usually reniform, sometimes subglobose or globose; epicarp black and shining; mesocarp fleshy, lacunose, with the lacunae full of oil; endocarp cartilaginous.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Cotyledons obovate, compressed.
Native to:
Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Central African Repu, Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
- Ozoroa albicans R.Fern. & A.Fern.
- Ozoroa argyrochrysea (Engl. & Gilg) R.Fern. & A.Fern.
- Ozoroa aurantiaca (Van der Veken) R.Fern. & A.Fern.
- Ozoroa barbertonensis Retief
- Ozoroa benguellensis (Engl.) R.Fern.
- Ozoroa bredoi R.Fern. & A.Fern.
- Ozoroa cinerea (Engl.) R.Fern. & A.Fern.
- Ozoroa concolor (C.Presl ex Sond.) De Winter
- Ozoroa crassinervia (Engl.) R.Fern. & A.Fern.
- Ozoroa dekindtiana (Engl.) R.Fern. & A.Fern.
- Ozoroa dispar (C.Presl) R.Fern. & A.Fern.
- Ozoroa engleri R.Fern. & A.Fern.
- Ozoroa fulva (Van der Veken) R.Fern. & A.Fern.
- Ozoroa gomesiana R.Fern. & A.Fern.
- Ozoroa gossweileri (Exell) R.Fern. & A.Fern.
- Ozoroa hereroensis (Schinz) R.Fern. & A.Fern.
- Ozoroa homblei (De Wild.) R.Fern. & A.Fern.
- Ozoroa hypoleuca (Van der Veken) R.Fern. & A.Fern.
- Ozoroa insignis Delile
- Ozoroa kassneri (Engl. & Brehmer) R.Fern. & A.Fern.
- Ozoroa kwangoensis (Van der Veken) R.Fern. & A.Fern.
- Ozoroa longepetiolata R.Fern. & A.Fern.
- Ozoroa longipes (Engl. & Gilg) R.Fern. & A.Fern.
- Ozoroa macrophylla R.Fern. & A.Fern.
- Ozoroa marginata (Van der Veken) R.Fern. & A.Fern.
- Ozoroa mildredae (Meikle) R.Fern. & A.Fern.
- Ozoroa mucronata (Bernh. ex C.Krauss) R.Fern. & A.Fern.
- Ozoroa namaensis (Schinz & Dinter) R.Fern.
- Ozoroa namaquensis (Sprague) Von Teichman & A.E.van Wyk
- Ozoroa nigricans (Van der Veken) R.Fern. & A.Fern.
- Ozoroa nitida (Engl. & Brehmer) R.Fern. & A.Fern.
- Ozoroa obovata (Oliv.) R.Fern. & A.Fern.
- Ozoroa okavangensis R.Fern. & A.Fern.
- Ozoroa pallida (Van der Veken) R.Fern. & A.Fern.
- Ozoroa paniculosa (Sond.) R.Fern. & A.Fern.
- Ozoroa pseudoverticillata (Van der Veken) R.Fern. & A.Fern.
- Ozoroa pulcherrima (Schweinf.) R.Fern. & A.Fern.
- Ozoroa pwetoensis (Van der Veken) R.Fern. & A.Fern.
- Ozoroa robusta (Van der Veken) R.Fern. & A.Fern.
- Ozoroa schinzii (Engl.) R.Fern. & A.Fern.
- Ozoroa sphaerocarpa R.Fern. & A.Fern.
- Ozoroa stenophylla (Engl. & Gilg) R.Fern. & A.Fern.
- Ozoroa uelensis (Van der Veken) R.Fern. & A.Fern.
- Ozoroa verticillata (Engl.) R.Fern. & A.Fern.
- Ozoroa viridis R.Fern. & A.Fern.
- Ozoroa xylophylla (Engl. & Gilg) R.Fern. & A.Fern.
Ozoroa Delile appears in other Kew resources:
First published in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 20: 91 (1843)
Accepted by
- Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6 Scientific Data 8: 215.
Literature
Flora Zambesiaca
- R. & A. Fernandes in Bol. Soc. Brot., Sér. 2, 38: 150 (1965).
- in Ann. Sci. Nat., Sér. 2, 20: 91, t. 1 fig. 3 (1843).
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- R. & A. Fernandes in Bol. Soc. Brot., sér 2, 38: 150 (1965)
- R. Fernandes in Garcia de Orta 14: 19–60 (1966)
- in Ann. Sci. Nat., sér 2, 20: 91, t. 1/3 (1843)
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Flora Zambesiaca
Flora Zambesiaca
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
Flora of Tropical East Africa
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Kew Backbone Distributions
The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2022. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
© Copyright 2017 World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2022. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
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