Dendropanax Decne. & Planch.

George R. Proctor (2012). Flora of the Cayman Isands (Second Edition). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Morphology General Habit

Shrubs or trees, mostly glabrous

Morphology Leaves

Leaves simple petiolate, entire or sometimes lobate when juvenile; petioles unequal in length, sometimes geniculate; stipules minute or absent

Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences

Inflorescence simple or branched umbels, sometimes many umbels in racemes

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx

Calyx obconical or cup-shaped, the short limb denticulate; petals usually 5, free, cucullate, valvate, usually fleshy and greenish-white

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens

Stamens usually 5, inflexed in bud; disc fleshy, short-conical, confluent with the styles; styles mostly free or more usually connate to the middle or beyond; ovary thick-walled, the locules and ovules 5–9

Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits

Fruit subglobose or ellipsoid, usually 5-grooved when dry, the exocarp fleshy, black or dark purple, the seeds compressed or trigonous.

Distribution

A genus of about 80 species in tropical America and eastern Asia.