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Metteniusaceae
Description of the family
Evergreen trees, shrubs or lianes. Leaves alternate, entire. Flowers actinomorphic, bisexual. Calyx present 5-lobed. Petals 5, reflexed. Stamens 5, exserted, alternating with the petals. Ovary superior, 1-locular with 1 ovule. Style 1. Fruit a drupe with or without a prominent lateral fleshy appendage. Worldwide: 10 genera and 62 species, mainly tropical. Malawi: 1 genus and 2 taxa. |
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| Genus | Content |
| Apodytes E.Mey. ex Arn. | Description |
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Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Metteniusaceae
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): MetteniusaceaeBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Metteniusaceae
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Metteniusaceae
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Metteniusaceae
JSTOR Plant Science: Metteniusaceae
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Metteniusaceae
Wikipedia: Metteniusaceae
Plants of the World Online: Metteniusaceae
Tropicos: Metteniusaceae
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