Verbenaceae

Coelocarpum Balf.f.

First published in Proc. Roy. Soc. Edinburgh 12: 90 (1883)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is NE. Tropical Africa, W. Indian Ocean.

Descriptions

M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS

Morphology General Habit
Subshrubs, shrubs or small trees
Morphology Leaves
Leaves toothed
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers in terminal spikes or racemes, each flower subtended by a bract
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx tubular-campanulate, 5-lobed
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla-tube cylindric, straight, widened in upper part; limb 5-lobed, the 2 lower lobes smaller
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens 4, inserted near or above the middle of the corolla-tube, included; anthers cordate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
Ovary 4-celled, each cell with 1 ovule; stigma unequally and very shortly 2-fid
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Drupes surrounded by cup-shaped calyx; endocarp bony; stones 2, 2-seeded, separated by a central gap.
Distribution
Genus of seven species in Somalia, Socotra and Madagascar.
[FSOM]

Sources

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • 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 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