Difference between revisions of "Schaefferia"
Enum. Syst. Pl., 10, 33. 1760.
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Revision as of 19:52, 16 December 2019
Shrubs or trees, dioecious. Branchlets terete. Leaves persistent, alternate or fascicled; stipules absent; petiole present or absent; blade margins entire; venation pinnate. Inflorescences axillary, fascicles or flowers solitary. Flowers unisexual, radially symmetric; perianth and androecium hypogynous; hypanthium absent; sepals 4, distinct; petals 4, greenish white to white; nectary rudimentary or absent. Staminate flowers: stamens 4; staminodes 0; pistillode present. Pistillate flowers: staminodes 0; pistil 2-carpellate; ovary superior, 2-locular, placentation axile; style 1; stigmas 2; ovule 1 per locule. Fruits drupes, 2-locular, subglobose, apex not beaked. Seeds 1 per locule, oblong, not winged; aril absent.
Distribution
sc, se United States, Mexico, West Indies, Central America, South America.
Discussion
Species 5–15 (2 in the flora).
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
Key
| 1 | Shrubs, 1–2 m; twigs ± spinescent; short shoots present; leaves 5–23 × 2–15 mm; fruiting pedicels 0–2 mm. | Schaefferia cuneifolia |
| 1 | Trees, to 12 m; twigs not spinescent; short shoots absent; leaves 40–60 × 15–30 mm; fruiting pedicels 4–6 mm. | Schaefferia frutescens |