[FZ]
Oliniaceae, B. Verdcourt. Flora Zambesiaca 4. 1978
- Morphology General Habit
- Trees or shrubs
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves simple, opposite or ternate, at first sight apparently without stipules but vestiges are present
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers hermaphrodite, regular, in terminal or axillary cymes
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Calyx-tube joined to the ovary and produced above it as a cylindrical tube the margin of which is sinuate or minutely 4–5-toothed and ultimately deciduous
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Petals 4–5, imbricate, oblong-linear to spathulate, inserted on the margin of the calyx-tube, pubescent at the base, alternating with 4–5 small valvate more or less incurved pubescent coloured scales which close the throat in the young flower
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium
- Stamens 4–5, inserted on the calyx-tube, alternating with the petals, inserted below the scales and at first hidden by them; filaments very short; connective thickened; anthers 2-celled, dehiscing inwardly; alternating with the stamens are 4–5 2-lobed hairy swellings at the base of the petals and usually interpreted as staminodes
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium
- Ovary inferior, 3–5-locular with (1)2–3 pendulous ovules in each locule; placentation axile; style simple with a clavate stigma
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Fruit a 3–5-celled false drupe with 1 seed per cell
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seeds with spiral or convolute embryos; endosperm absent
[KBu]
Sebola, R.J. & Balkwill, K. 2013. A monographic study of the Oliniaceae. Kew Bulletin 68: 419. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-013-9465-x
- Morphology General Bark
- Bark grey, smooth or rough, often peeling or fissured
- Morphology General Habit
- Shrubs, or small to large trees, evergreen or deciduous branchlets characteristically quadrangular, reddish (young) or pale to grey (mature)
- Morphology General Scales
- Scales 4 or 5, highly pubescent, incurved and closing tube at bud stage, spreading and reflexed at anthesis exposing stamens
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves simple, opposite, decussate or sub-opposite in growing branches, petiolate, entire, slightly wavy or recurved, obovate, elliptic or lanceolate, often acuminate, rounded or cuneate, glabrous midrib prominent, level or sunken above venation conspicuous or inconspicuous beneath
- Morphology Leaves Petiole
- Petiole short or distinct with a groove along adaxial surface, reddish or green, glabrous or distinctly pubescent
- Morphology Leaves Stipules
- Stipules absent or rudimentary
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers bisexual, actinomorphic, 4- or 5-merous, epigynous, arranged in terminal or axillary triads or trichotomous cymes
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens 4 or 5, arising in floral tube/hypanthium, opposite to and below scales, slightly sessile filaments very short or virtually absent anthers small, didymous, 2-thecous, dehiscing by longitudinal slits, dorsifixed with thickened connective
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Sepals 4 or 5, rudimentary or minute ridges on outside of hypanthium rim
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Petals 4 or 5, obovate or linear-spathulate, white or pinkish, usually pubescent at base, adnate to hypanthium and inserted at the throat or margin of tube
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
- Ovary inferior, (3 –) 4 or 5 fused carpels, each forming a locule ovules 3 to 5 per locule, axile, pendulous, superposed, hemitropous, bitegmic style straight, glabrous or distinctly pubescent stigma thickened and globular
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Hypanthium
- Floral tube/hypanthium inserted on the ovary, ending in 4 or 5 minute teeth
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Fruit a drupe, globose, dry or with thin flesh, apex with a circular scar left by deciduous floral tube or hypanthium, pink (young) to reddish brown (mature)
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescence paniculate, terminal or axillary, longer or equalling the leaves
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts
- Bracts opposite, sometimes as long as the flower, papery or leathery, caducous or persistent at or after anthesis
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seeds obovoid, 3 – 5, testa thick and brown cotyledon spiral or irregularly folded no endosperm.
- Type
- Type: Olinia Thunb.
[FTEA]
Oliniaceae, B. Verdcourt. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1975
- Morphology General Habit
- Trees or shrubs
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves simple, opposite or ternate, at first sight apparently without stipules but vestiges are present
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers hermaphrodite, regular, in terminal or axillary cymes
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Calyx-tube joined to the ovary and produced above it as a cylindrical tube, the margin of which is sinuate or minutely 4–5-toothed, ultimately deciduous
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Petals 4–5, imbricate, linear-oblong to spathulate, inserted on the margin of the calyx-tube, pubescent at the base, alternating with 4–5 small valvate ± incurved pubescent coloured scales which close the throat in the young flower
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium
- Stamens 4–5, inserted on the calyx-tube, alternating with the petals, inserted below the scales and at first hidden by them; filaments very short; connective thickened; anthers 2-thecous, dehiscing inwardly; alternating with the stamens are 4–5 bilobed hairy swellings at the base of the petals and usually interpreted as staminodes
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium
- Ovary inferior, 3–5-locular, with (1–)2–3 pendulous ovules in each locule; placentation axile; style simple with clavate stigma
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Fruit a 3–5-locular false drupe with 1 seed per cell
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seeds with spiral or convolute embryo; endosperm absent
Penaeaceae Sweet ex Guill. appears in other Kew resources:
First published in Dict. Class. Hist. Nat. [Bory] 13: 171. 1828 [1 Mar 1828] (1828)
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