Sapindaceae

Eriocoelum Hook.f.

First published in G.Bentham & J.D.Hooker, Gen. Pl. 1: 400 (1862)

This genus is accepted

The native range of this genus is Tropical Africa.

Sapindaceae, A. W. Exell. Flora Zambesiaca 2:2. 1966

Morphology General Habit: Large or small trees or shrubs.
Morphology Leaves: Leaves paripinnate, shortly petiolate or sub-sessile; leaflets 2–5-jugate, lowest pair often resembling stipules.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences: Inflorescence a terminal or axillary paniculate or racemoid thyrse.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers: Flowers spuriously polygamous, often monoecious, actinomorphic.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx: Sepals 5, almost free.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla: Petals 5, each with a short broad pilose or pubescent scale.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Disc: Disk patelliform or collar-like with a free scarious margin.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium: Stamens 8; staminodes shorter in the female flowers.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary: Ovary 3-locular, densely hairy, loculi 1-ovulate; pistillode subglobose in the male flowers.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits: Fruit capsular, 3-gonous, 3-locular, loculicidally dehiscent, valves lanuginous at the base within.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds: Seeds 1 per loculus, ellipsoid, with an arillode at the base.

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Sapindaceae, Davies & B. Verdcourt. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1998

Morphology General Habit: Monoecious or dioecious trees or shrubs
Morphology Leaves: Leaves paripinnate; leaflets in 2–5 pairs, petiolate or sometimes almost sessile with lowest pair ± stipuliform; other leaflets large, opposite or alternate, sometimes with translucent dots
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences: Inflorescences paniculate or sometimes ± simply pseudoracemose, terminal or subterminal, always a few flowers of opposite sex in male and female inflorescences
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers: Flowers regular; sepals 5; petals 5, 2–5×as long as sepals; limb narrowly elliptic or lanceolate with a very short claw, scales much shorter than petals and often wider, not adnate, hairy; disk collar- or muff-shaped, funnel-like, often with sinuous margin
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens: Stamens 8, ± as long as petals; filaments ± hairy or glabrous; staminodes 8, shorter than the petals
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil: Ovary globose, 3-locular, each locule 1-ovulate; style thick, simple; rudimentary ovary reduced to a few hairs
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits: Fruit capsular, ± globose, ± 3-angular, woody, loculicidally dehiscent; endocarp coloured, with tuft of fawn hairs at base of valves
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds: Seeds erect, ovoid, smooth, with lobed orange or red arillode.

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Flora Zambesiaca
- Flora Zambesiaca
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Flora of Tropical East Africa
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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