3225.000 Brexia Noronha ex Thouars

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

Robson. N.K.B. (1978) Brexiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 59-61

Description of the genus

Trees or shrubs, glabrous. Stipules minute, caduceus. Leaves alternate, margins entire or toothed, petiolate. Inflorescence condensed pedunculated cymes or false umbels or fascicles, sometimes cauliflorous. Sepals (4)5 free, deciduous; petals (4)5 free, imbricate, spreading, deciduous. Fruit drupaceous woody. Seeds numerous, angular with black testa.

Comment: This genus was formerly placed in its own family Brexiaceae but according to latest thinking (APGIII) has become part of Celastraceae.

Worldwide: 1 species in coastal lowlands in East Africa and Mozambique, Madagascar and Seychelles.

Mozambique: 1 taxon.

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

Species	FZ divisions	Content
madagascariensis (Lam.) Ker Gawl.	Z,MS,GI,M	Description, Image

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Brexia
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Brexia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Brexia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Brexia
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iNaturalist: Brexia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Brexia
JSTOR Plant Science: Brexia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Brexia
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Wikipedia: Brexia