Napoleonaea P. Beauv.

Fayaz, F. (2011) Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants Firefly Books, New Zealand

Liben, L. (1971) Lecythidaceae Flore du Congo du Rwanda et du Burundi Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Bruxelles

Prance, G.T. & Jongkind, C.C.H. (2015) A revision of African Lecythidaceae Kew Bulletin 70(6) 1-68

Description of the genus

Trees or shrubs, rarely lianas. Leaves alternate; lamina elliptic-oblong to ovate. Inflorescence solitary, axillary or cauliflorous panicles; flowers sub-sessile to sessile; calyx tube turbinate, limb valvate, 5-fid; staminodia and stamens in 4 concentric rows. Fruit drupes, fleshy, globose. Seeds few.

Worldwide: 17 species in West and Central tropical Africa as far South as Angola and Zambia.

DRC: 3 taxa.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
angolensis Welw.		Image
gossweileri Baker f.		Description, Image
septentrionalis Liben

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