Mendes, E.J. (1978) Montiniaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4
Shrub. Leaves alternate, simple, usually petiolate. Flowers in terminal and subterminal corymbose inflorescences; calyx-tube expanded, usually 4-lobed; petals usually 4, imbricate; disk fleshy, lining the calyx-tube. Fruit a capsule ellipsoid, 2-valved. Seeds compressed, winged; cotyledons broadly oblong, apex obtuse. Worldwide: Two species in southern and tropical Africa. Angola: 1 taxon. |
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