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Petersianthus
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
Tall tree with buttresses; young branches terete, conspicuous triangular lef scars. Leaves leathery or papery when young, hairless, obovate to elliptic; margin finely crenulate; more or less sessile. Inflorescence paniculate, corymbose, terminal; bracts falling early, leaving conspicuous scars. Flowers white, pedicels up to 20 mm, articulate at the base. Fruit, including wings, ellipsoid or suborbicular, retuse at apex, rounded at base, the seedbearing portion very narrow, thin-walled, wings four, equal, thinly leathery or submembranaceous. Worldwide: 2 species. One in West and Central Tropical Africa as far South as Angola; the other in the Philippines. DRC: 1 taxon. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| macrocarpus (P.Beauv.) Liben | Description, Image |
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External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): PetersianthusBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Petersianthus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Petersianthus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Petersianthus
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iNaturalist: Petersianthus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Petersianthus
JSTOR Plant Science: Petersianthus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Petersianthus
Plants of the World Online: Petersianthus
Tropicos: Petersianthus
Wikipedia: Petersianthus
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