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Small tree, to 5 m. Leaves alternate, ovate; base cordate; apex acuminate. Inflorescence a terminal panicle. Sepals 5. Petals 5, pink. Fruit a spiny ovoid capsule. Derivation of name: latinised version of the South American vernacular name for this tree. Worldwide: 1 species in tropical America. Malawi: 1 cultivated taxon. |
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