Brazzeia Baill.

Germain, R. (1963) Scytopetalaceae Flore du Congo du Ruanda et du Burundi Volume X 320-331

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

Description of the genus

Trees with young branches hairless or puberulous, not winged. Leaves shortly petiolate; margin entire or serrate. Inflorescences densely clustered or flowers solitary, cauliflorous or ramiflorous; calyx saucershaped or cupshaped; pseudocorolla 3-5 lobed; stamens numerous, inserted in 4 whorls, anthers opening by apical pores. Carpels usually 6, rarely 5 to 7, superior with numerous ovules per locule. Fruit globose, rounded at apex, many-seeded; seeds pubescent.

Worldwide: 3 species in Central Tropical Africa from Cameroon to Uganda.

DRC: 3 taxa.

Brazzeia congoensis

Links to taxa:     View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus

SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
congoensis Baill.Description, Image
longipedicellata Verdc.[NrEnd]
soyauxii (Oliv.) Tiegh.

Other sources of information about Brazzeia:

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Brazzeia
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Brazzeia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Brazzeia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Brazzeia
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Brazzeia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Brazzeia
JSTOR Plant Science: Brazzeia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Brazzeia
Plants of the World Online: Brazzeia
Tropicos: Brazzeia
Wikipedia: Brazzeia

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The DRC flora team (2025). Flora of the Democratic Republic of Congo: Genus page: Brazzeia.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=2744, retrieved 19 April 2025

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