Lecythidaceae

Napoleonaea P.Beauv.

First published in Napoléone: 1 (1804)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is W. Tropical Africa to Angola. It grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Descriptions

Barringtoniaceae, A. Fernandes. Flora Zambesiaca 4. 1978

Morphology General Habit
Shrubs or trees.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx-tube turbinate, crowned by 5 valvate segments.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals 0.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens Anthers
Antherless staminodes and fertile stamens ± adnate to the base in 4 verticils; the outer one forming a radiate or cup-shaped pseudocorolla with 20-40 pleats; the second comprising numerous narrowly ligulate staminodes free or nearly so; the third of staminodes connate for more than the lower 1/2 and forming a 20-60 lobed cup with the lobes inflexed; and the fourth connate with the third and composed of intermixed staminodes and fertile stamens; anthers oblong, 1-locular.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil
Ovary 5-locular; ovules 2-6 per cell; style short, expanded into a broad peltate disk.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Drupe fleshy, resembling a pomegranate, crowned by the persistent calyx-segments.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds few.
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Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

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

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. 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 2023. 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