Tree. Leaves alternate, imparipinnate. Inflorescence a compound cyme. Flowers unisexual. Calyx cup-shaped, 5-toothed. Petals 5, free. Stamens 11-12.
Ovary (4-)5-locular, densely hirsute. Capsule with 4-5 thick woody valves bearing branched antler-like appendages. Seed partly covered by a red aril. Worldwide: 1 species in tropical East Africa south to South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) Mozambique: 1 taxon. |
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