Spermatophyta: Monocotyledonae: Poales

Flagellariaceae

Linder, H.P. (2010) Flagellariaceae Flora Zambesiaca 13(4) 94-96

Description of the family

Perennial climbers with tendril-tipped leaves. Leaves alternate along the stems, sheathing at the base; apex modified into a spirally coiled tendril. Flowers in terminal panicles, bisexual or unisexual, small, actinomorphic. Perianth segments 6, free, persistent. Stamens 6. Ovary superior, 3-locular. Style 3-lobed, short or absent. Fruit a berry, 1-3-seeded.

Worldwide: 1 genus in Old World tropics with one species in Africa, one in Madagascar and 2 in Asia and the Pacific.

DRC: 1 genus and 1 taxon.

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Genus	Content
Flagellaria L.	Description

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Tropicos: Flagellariaceae