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Wild, H. (1963) Burseraceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(1)
Trees or shrubs, sometimes spiny. Stipules 0. Leaves (in ours) alternate, imparipinnate or 1-2-foliolate, often congested at branch ends. Flowers unisexual or (rarely) bisexual. Ovary superior, 2-5-locular. Fruit a drupe. Worldwide: 17 genera and 540 species, tropics, especially America and NE Africa. Zambia: 3 genera and 19 taxa. |
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