Hippocrateoideae

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Hippocrateoideae

Description

characterized by capsular fruits consisting of 3 mericarps; seeds attached by a basal wing; wood without bands or islands of included phloem, but sometimes with a thick indented barkand on cross section often showing large rays that appear like spokes of a wheel (lens needed).

Taxonomy

In the Guianas: Anthodon, Cuervea, Elachyptera, Hippocratea, Hylenaea, Prionostemma and Pristimera.