Achariaceae

Buchnerodendron Gürke

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 18: 161 (1893)

This genus is accepted

The native range of this genus is Tropical Africa.

Flacourtiaceae, H. Wild. Flora Zambesiaca 1:1. 1960

Morphology General Habit: Unarmed shrubs or small trees.
Morphology Leaves: Leaves petiolate with more or less caducous stipules; lamina serrate and frequently cordate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers: Flowers in axillary, cymose panicles, racemes or fascicles, bisexual or unisexual, rarely dioecious.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx: Sepals 3, subvalvate, free to the base.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla: Petals 6–12, imbricate, larger than the sepals.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens: Stamens ?, in two series, the outer somewhat longer than the inner; filaments slender, rather short; anthers linear, dehiscing by slits.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil: Ovary 1-locular, with 3–5 parietal multiovulate placentas; style simple, apex subentire.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits: Fruit a globose, tardily dehiscent, echinate capsule splitting into 3–5 longitudinal valves (? or indehiscent).
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds: Seeds moderately numerous, ovoid or compressed, with a crustaceous testa, arillate at the base, sometimes pubescent; embryo straight, cotyledons foliaceous, ovate.

[FZ]

Flacourtiaceae, H. Sleumer (Rijksherbarium, Leiden). Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1975

Morphology General Habit: Subshrubs, shrubs or small trees
Morphology Leaves: Leaves persistent, alternate, serrate or dentate, penninerved, petiolate; stipules ± caducous
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers: Flowers in axillary peduncled cymose panicles, racemes or fascicles, the ♂ often subumbellately arranged, bisexual, or unisexual, apparently rarely dioecious, each flower with a rather large subpersistent basal bract
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx: Sepals 3, valvate, finally free to the base, with setose soft processes on the back
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla: Petals 6–12, imbricate, larger than the sepals
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens: Stamens numerous, in 2 series, the outer somewhat longer than the inner one; filaments slender, rather short; anthers linear, dehiscing by slits
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil: Ovary 1-locular, with 3–5 parietal multi-ovulate placentas; style simple; stigma subentire
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits: Capsule globose, tardily dehiscent longitudinally into 3–5 valves, covered in numerous elongate branched soft bristles
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds: Seeds rather numerous, ovoid or compressed; testa crustaceous, arillate at base.

[FTEA]

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 2025. 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 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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