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<<<<Fruits>Seeds>Embryo>Cotyledons>Cotyledon number

3-41
1. 005-004-001-002-001

<<<<Fruits>Seeds>Embryo>Cotyledons>Shape

linear2
2. 005-004-001-002-002

<<<Flowers>Ovary>Stigma>Shape

entire or shallowly lobed3
3. 004-006-003-001

<<<Flowers>Perianth>Tepals>Shape

valvate4
4. 004-002-001-001

<<<Flowers>Stamens>Anthers>Cell number

2-celled5
5. 004-003-002-001

<<<Fruits>Seeds>Embryo>Cotyledons

with cotyledons6
6. 005-004-001-002

<<<Fruits>Seeds>Embryo>Shape

terete7
7. 005-004-001-001

<<<Fruits>Seeds>Radicle>Shape

often very small8
8. 005-004-002-001

<<Flowers>Disk>Shape

intrastaminal, lobed (lobes alternating with the stamens), or annular9
9. 004-004-001

<<Flowers>Ovary>Cell number

1-celled10
10. 004-006-001

<<Flowers>Ovary>Stigma

stigma ;11
11. 004-006-003

<<Flowers>Ovary>Style

style short or none,12
12. 004-006-002

<<Flowers>Ovules>Integument

anatropous and unitegmic, sometimes integument not differentiated (Agonandra)13
13. 004-007-003

<<Flowers>Ovules>Ovule number

114
14. 004-007-001

<<Flowers>Ovules>Position

pendulous from the apex of a central placenta15
15. 004-007-002

<<Flowers>Perianth>Tepals

, free tepals16
16. 004-002-001

<<Flowers>Pistil>Pistil number

117
17. 004-005-001

<<Flowers>Stamens>Anthers

anthers introrse, , longitudinally dehiscent;18
18. 004-003-002

<<Flowers>Stamens>Stamen number

as many as19
19. 004-003-001

<<Fruits>Endocarp>Texture

woody or crustaceous20
20. 005-003-001

<<Fruits>Mesocarps>Texture

fleshy-juicy21
21. 005-002-001

<<Fruits>Seeds>Embryo

embryo , embedded in rich, oily endosperm, nearly as long as the seed, ,22
22. 005-004-001

<<Fruits>Seeds>Radicle

radicle .23
23. 005-004-002

<<Leaves>Blade>Cystoliths

in dried state mostly finely tubercled by cystoliths located in the mesophyll24
24. 002-001-002

<<Leaves>Blade>Hairs

mostly glabrous25
25. 002-001-003

<<Leaves>Blade>Texture

often coriaceous26
26. 002-001-001

<<Leaves>Blade>Veins

venation pinnate.27
27. 002-001-004

<Flowers>Disk

disc ;28
28. 004-004

<Flowers>Merosity

4-5-merous29
29. 004-001

<Flowers>Ovary

ovary superior, ,30
30. 004-006

<Flowers>Ovules

ovule , , .31
31. 004-007

<Flowers>Perianth

perianth with ;32
32. 004-002

<Flowers>Pistil

pistil ;33
33. 004-005

<Flowers>Stamens

stamens and opposite to the tepals (in female flowers wanting),34
34. 004-003

<Fruits>Endocarp

endocarp ;35
35. 005-003

<Fruits>Mesocarps

mesocarp ,36
36. 005-002

<Fruits>Pericarp

pericarp rather thin,37
37. 005-001

<Fruits>Seeds

seed large, conform to the drupe,38
38. 005-004

<Inflorescences>Bracts

bracts very small, often scale-like, caducous.39
39. 003-002

<Inflorescences>Position

axillary or cauliflorous40
40. 003-001

<Leaves>Blade

blades , , usually extremely variable in form and size, entire, ,41
41. 002-001

Description

Trees, shrubs, or lianas, root-parasites. Leaves without stipules, petiolate, distichous, simple; blades often coriaceous, in dried state mostly finely tubercled by cystoliths located in the mesophyll, usually extremely variable in form and size, entire, mostly glabrous, venation pinnate. Inflorescences axillary or cauliflorous, racemose; bracts very small, often scale-like, caducous. Flowers pedicellate, actinomorphic, 4-5-merous, unisexual and plants dioecious; perianth with valvate, free tepals; stamens as many as and opposite to the tepals (in female flowers wanting), anthers introrse, 2-celled, longitudinally dehiscent; disc intrastaminal, lobed (lobes alternating with the stamens), or annular; pistil 1; ovary superior, 1-celled, style short or none, stigma entire or shallowly lobed; ovule 1, pendulous from the apex of a central placenta, anatropous and unitegmic, sometimes integument not differentiated (Agonandra). Fruit drupaceous, pericarp rather thin, mesocarp fleshy-juicy, endocarp woody or crustaceous; seed large, conform to the drupe, embryo terete, embedded in rich, oily endosperm, nearly as long as the seed, with 3-4linear cotyledons, radicle often very small.

Distribution

Guianas present, Neotropics present, tropics present
About 30 species in 10 genera, around the tropics; in the neotropics ca. 10 species in 1 genus; in the Guianas 2 species.

Flowers

Flowers pedicellate, actinomorphic, , unisexual and plants dioecious;42
42. 004

Fruits

Fruit drupaceous,43
43. 005

Habit

Trees, shrubs, or lianas, root-parasites.44
44. 001

Individuals Association

Sabatier, D. & Prevost, M.F. 2341 Suriname, L.B.B. 8329 Guyana, Stoffers, A.L., Gorts-van Rijn, A.R.A. et al. 151 Suriname, Donselaar, J. van 1882 Riera, B. 903 Sabatier, D. & Prevost, M.F. 3065 Suriname, Lindeman, J.C. 4995 Sabatier, D. 101 Suriname, Oldenburger, F.H.F. et al. 490 Granville, J.J. de 5372 Suriname, BW. 5576 Suriname, Lanjouw, J. and J.C. Lindeman 2758 Loubry, D. s.n. Suriname, Lindeman, J.C. 5800 Suriname, L.B.B. 10947 Suriname, L.B.B. 9309 Sastre, C. 4476 Guyana, Stoffers, A.L., Gorts-van Rijn, A.R.A. et al. 533 Suriname, BW. 2327 Suriname, Schulz, J.P. 8033 Suriname, L.B.B. 11195 Suriname, Lindeman, J.C. 4905 Suriname, BW. 2003 Suriname, BW. 3735

Inflorescences

Inflorescences , racemose;45
45. 003

Leaves

Leaves without stipules, petiolate, distichous, simple;46
46. 002