Description
provided by Flora of Zimbabwe
Monoecious evergreen trees or shrubs. Stipules 0. Leaves simple. Flowers actinomorphic, small, arranged in compact inflorescences. Sepals usually 4, sometimes 0. Male flowers: sepals 4 or 6, usually in 2 series; petals 0; stamens 4 or 6. Female flowers: sepals 4 or 6; petals 0; ovary superior, 3-locular; styles 3, divergent. Fruit a capsule or drupe.
- license
- cc-by-nc
- copyright
- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Buxaceae Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/family.php?family_id=249
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
