Pentadiplandraceae Hutch. & Dalziel

First published in Fl. W. Trop. Afr. [Hutchinson & Dalziel] 1: 461. 1928 (1928)
This family is accepted

Descriptions

Pentadiplandraceae, Hutchinson and Dalziel. Flora of West Tropical Africa 1:2. 1958

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Sterile Parts
Rudimentary ovary present, short, 3–5-celled, with 2 series of ovules in each cell Staminodes about 10 from the top of the gynophore in the female flower
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium
Ovary superior, at the top of the thick gynophore, 4–5-celled, with numerous axile 2–3-seriate ovules; style 4–5-fid at the apex
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit a rounded berry; seeds small, numerous, immersed in pulp
Morphology General Habit
Arborescent shrubs or climbers
Morphology Leaves
Leaves exstipulate, alternate, simple, penni-nerved
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers dioecious, racemose; racemes short, axillary; bracts small, subulate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals 5, free, lanceolate, imbricate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals 5, scale-like, thicker and loosely connivent at the base, with lanceolate free limbs
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium
Stamens 9–13, inserted on a short stout androgynophore; filaments free, filiform; anthers basifixed, 2-celled
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Sources

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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