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Flacourtiaceae p.p.
Wild, H. (1960) Flacourtiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1)
Wilmot-Dear, C.M. (1991) Salicaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(6)
Dioecious trees or shrubs. Stipules present, usually deciduous. Leaves alternate, simple. Flowers in unisexual catkins, individual flowers subtended by a bract. Perianth 0. Male flowers: stamens 2-many. Female flowers: ovary superior, 1-locular; styles 1 or 2, stigmas 2, often 2-fid. Fruit a capsule, dehiscing longitudinally into 2-4 valves. Seeds with a tuft of long silky hairs. Comment: This family has recently greatly increased in size due to the inclusion of many genera formerly placed in the now defunct family Flacourtiaceae. Worldwide: 55 genera and 772 species, cosmopolitan. Zambia: 6 genera and 11 taxa. |
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| Genus | Content |
| Dovyalis E. Mey. ex Arn. | Description |
| Flacourtia Comm. ex L'Hér. | Description |
| Homalium Jacq. | Description, Image |
| Oncoba Forssk. | Description |
| Salix L. | Description |
| Scolopia Schreb. | Description |
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