Malvaceae

Glyphaea Hook.f.

First published in Hooker's Icon. Pl. 8: t. 760 (1848)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical Africa.

Descriptions

Tiliaceae, C. Whitehouse, M. Cheek, S. Andrews & B. Verdcourt. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2001

Morphology General Habit
Shrubs or trees
Morphology Leaves
Leaves alternate, toothed, 3-nerved from the base, ± stellate-pubescent
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers hermaphrodite in (2–)3–4(–5)-flowered umbelliform leaf-opposed or terminal cymes
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals 4–5, free, ± thick, equalling the 4–5 petals
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens numerous, some outer ones sterile and reduced to lanceolate blades (all fertile fide Wild); filaments shortly joined at the base in groups; anthers linear, basifixed, dehiscent by apical pores, with very short crest above, sometimes 2-apiculate at the base
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil
Ovary 8–10-locular with ovules in 2 rows per locule; style short; stigma obtuse
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit woody, indehiscent or ultimately breaking up longitudinally, with fibrous mesocarp
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds numerous, rounded, compressed; albumen fleshy; cotyledons cordate.
[FTEA]

Tiliaceae, H. Wild. Flora Zambesiaca 2:1. 1963

Morphology General Habit
Shrubs or trees, with at least the young parts stellate-pubescent.
Morphology Leaves
Leaf-lamina oblong or obovate-oblong, finely toothed, with 3 strong nerves from the base; petiole slightly widened just below the leaf-lamina; stipules caducous, very small, subulate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence of leaf-opposed or extra-axillary cymes; cymes 1-several-flowered; bracts very small, caducous.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals 5, linear-oblong, stellately hairy outside.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals 5, bright yellow, glandless, linear-oblong.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androgynophore
Androgynophore obsolete.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens ∞, all fertile; anther-thecae linear, adnate throughout their length, dehiscing by terminal pores and with the connective prolonged into a small crest.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
Ovary sessile, 6-10-locular; loculi many-ovuled.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil
Style simple; stigma simple, not wider than the style.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit oblong-cylindric or fusiform, sulcate, indehiscent, with hard fibrous walls; endocarp with pits containing the seeds.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds discoid with a fleshy endosperm; cotyledons cordate and roundish.
[FZ]

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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/
    • © 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 2026. 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