Malvaceae

Triplochiton K.Schum.

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28: 330 (1900), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical Africa.

Descriptions

Sterculiaceae, H. Wild. Flora Zambesiaca 1:2. 1961

Morphology General Habit
Trees with petiolate, palmately lobed leaves; stipules present.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers bisexual, in reduced axillary cymes or many-flowered panicles; bracts present and also 3 bracteoles forming a deciduous involucre beneath the calyx.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx campanulate with 5 valvate lobes.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals 5, with a contorted aestivation, tomentose, with a basal claw.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androgynophore
Androgynophore conspicuous.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium
Stamens many; staminodes 5, ovate, with a contorted aestivation.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
Ovary of 5 coherent carpels and with 5 coherent styles; ovules c. 12, 2-seriate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit of 5 samara-like, single-seeded carpels each with a unilaterally produced wing.
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Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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