4463.010 Schinziophyton Hutch. ex Radcl.-Sm.

RICINODENDRON sensu Schinz p.p. non Müll. Arg.

Description of the genus

Dioecious tree. Leaves alternate, stipulate, digitate, stellate-hairy. Inflorescence paniculate, axillary near tips of branches, male inflorescences larger than the female. Male flowers: sepals 4-5; petals 5; disk of 4-6 fleshy glands; stamens 15-21 (in ours). Female flowers: sepals and petals as male; ovary 1-2-locular (in ours); styles 1-3; 2-partite. Fruit indehiscent with woody endocarp.

Worldwide: 1 species in tropical and South Africa

Zambia: 1 taxon.

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Species	FZ divisions	Provinces	Content
rautanenii (Schinz) Radcl.-Sm.	B,N,C,E,S	Lp,N,E,C,S,W	Description, Image

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Flora of Botswana: Schinziophyton
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Flora of Malawi: Schinziophyton
Flora of Mozambique: Schinziophyton
Flora of Zimbabwe: Schinziophyton

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Schinziophyton
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Schinziophyton
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Tropicos: Schinziophyton
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