Euphorbiaceae

Adelia L.

First published in Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 1298 (1759), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is S. Texas to Tropical America.

Descriptions

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

Morphology General Habit
Dioecious shrubs or trees, often with spinescent twigs, glabrous or bearing simple non- glandular hairs; leaves alternate or crowded at nodes, simple, entire, and pinnately veined
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers small and without petals, clustered on small woolly cushions in leaf- axils. Staminate flowers short-stalked or sessile; calyx 4–5-lobed, valvate; disc ring-like, thick and fleshy; stamens 8–17, the filaments united at least near the base; rudimentary ovary minute or absent
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil
Pistillate flowers long-stalked; calyx 5–6-lobed, the lobes reflexed; ovary 3-celled with 1 ovule per cell; styles more or less free, deeply lacerate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule 3-valved, 3-lobed, dehiscing to leave a persistent columella; seeds without a caruncle; endosperm fleshy.
Distribution
A tropical American genus of about 10 species.
[Cayman]

Sources

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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 2024. 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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