Turraeanthus Baill.

Meliaceae, Styles & F. White (Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford). Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1991

Morphology General Habit

Trees or treelets

Morphology General Indumentum

Indumentum of simple hairs

Morphology Leaves

Leaves pari- or imparipinnate

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers

Flowers unisexual (plants dioecious)

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx

Calyx almost entire or shallowly or irregularly lobed

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla

Petals 4–5(–6), valvate, fused (to the middle or beyond) to the staminal tube

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens

Staminal tube cylindrical, slightly expanded at the mouth, margin crenate or shallowly lobed; anthers 8–12, in a single irregular whorl inserted within the throat of the staminal tube, completely included or partly exserted

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Disc

Disk absent

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil

Ovary 4–5-locular; locules with 2 superposed or oblique ovules; style-head discoid, with a slight central depression

Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits

Fruit a leathery, 3–5-valved, loculicidal capsule

Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds

Seeds with a fleshy aril.