Vavaea
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Description
Petals (3–)4–6, free, imbricate, rarely contorted.
Ovary 2–6-locular, locules with 1 or with 2 (3) collateral ovules or with 4–10 in 2 rows.
Berry with fleshy to woody pericarp.
Seeds 1–31–7), ovoid or plano-convex; radicle superior, small, included or extending to the surface.
Distribution
Asia-Tropical: New Guinea present, Pacific: Fiji (Fiji present), from Sumatra eastwards through Malesia to tropical Australia, Micronesia, Melanesia and Polynesia present
Four species from Sumatra eastwards through Malesia to tropical Australia, Micronesia, Melanesia and Polynesia, one restricted to Fiji and two to New Guinea.