Moraceae

Bosqueiopsis De Wild. & T.Durand

First published in Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 1: 839 (1901)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Congo to Mozambique.

Descriptions

Moraceae, C.C. Berg (University of Bergen). Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1989

Morphology General Habit
Trees or shrubs, monoecious or (?) sometimes androdioecious
Morphology Leaves
Leaves distichous, pinnately veined to subtriplinerved; stipules fully amplexicaul, free
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescences in the leaf-axils or just below the leaves, bisexual or staminate, discoid- to subglobose- to turbinate-capitate; bracts interfloral (peltate) and marginal (basally attached)
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Staminate flowers several-many; tepals 3–4, connate; stamens (1–)2, inflexed in bud; pistillode present Pistillate flower 1, central, partly adnate to the receptacle; perianth 4-lobed; ovary adnate to the perianth; stigmas 2, band-shaped, equal
sex Male
Staminate flowers several-many; tepals 3–4, connate; stamens (1–)2, inflexed in bud; pistillode present
sex Female
Pistillate flower 1, central, partly adnate to the receptacle; perianth 4-lobed; ovary adnate to the perianth; stigmas 2, band-shaped, equal
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit forming a drupaceous whole with the enlarged fleshy orange to yellow receptacle, crowned with the remnants of staminate flowers and bracts
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seed large, without endosperm; cotyledons thick, unequal.
[FTEA]

Moraceae, C. C. Berg. Flora Zambesiaca 9:6. 1991

Morphology General Habit
Trees or shrubs, monoecious (?) sometimes androdioecious.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves distichous, pinnately veined to subtriplinerved; stipules fully amplexicaul, free.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescences in the leaf axils or just below the leaves, bisexual or staminate, discoid or subglobose to turbinate-capitate; bracts interfloral, peltate, marginal bracts often basally attached.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Staminate flowers several to many; tepals 3–4, connate; stamens (1)2, inflexed in bud; pistillode present. Pistillate flower 1, central, partly adnate to the receptacle; perianth 4-lobed; ovary adnate to the perianth; stigmas 2, band-shaped, equal.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit forming a drupaceous whole with an enlarged, fleshy, orange to yellow-coloured receptacle, crowned with the remnants of staminate flowers and bracts; seed large, without endosperm; cotyledons thick, unequal.
[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

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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