Moraceae

Mesogyne Engl.

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: 117 (1894)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is São Tomé, Tanzania.

Descriptions

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

Morphology General Habit
Trees or shrubs, monoecious, probably with self-pruning lateral branches
Morphology Leaves
Leaves distichous at least on the lateral branches, pinnately veined; stipules fully amplexicaul, free
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescences in the leaf-axils, unisexual, discoid-capitate, involucrate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Staminate inflorescences pedunculate, with 3–4 involucral bracts; flowers several; sepals 2–4 basally connate; stamens 2–4, straight in bud; pistillode usually absent Pistillate inflorescences sessile, uniflorous, with several involucral bracts; flowers partly adnate to the receptacle; perianth 3–4-lobed; ovary adnate to the perianth; stigmas 2, band-shaped, equal
sex Male
Staminate inflorescences pedunculate, with 3–4 involucral bracts; flowers several; sepals 2–4 basally connate; stamens 2–4, straight in bud; pistillode usually absent Pistillate inflorescences sessile, uniflorous, with several involucral bracts; flowers partly adnate to the receptacle; perianth 3–4-lobed; ovary adnate to the perianth; stigmas 2, band-shaped, equal
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit forming a drupaceous whole with the enlarged fleshy red receptacle
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seed large, without endosperm; cotyledons very unequal.
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Sources

  • 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 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