Malpighiaceae

Flabellaria Cav.

First published in Diss. 9: 436 (1790)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical Africa.

Descriptions

Malpighiaceae, E. Launert (British Museum (Natural History)). Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1968

Morphology General Habit
Woody climbers
Morphology Leaves
Leaves opposite, petiolate, without stipules
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers regular, in many-flowered terminal or axillary panicled racemes, pedicellate, white or cream
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals 5, valvate, closed over petals in bud, eglandular
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals 5, not clawed, entire, glabrous, oblong-lanceolate to sometimes oblanceolate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens 10, all bearing anthers; filaments free or somewhat connate at the very base; anthers elliptic or oblong, basifixed
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil
Ovary 3-locular, densely pilose; styles 3, much longer than the stamens
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Samara with 2 lateral wings which are connate at the base and distinct at the top.
[FTEA]

Sources

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0