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4195.000 Trichilia
Description of the genus
Dioecious trees. Leaves imparipinnate. Flowers unisexual, but male and female flowers appearing little different, borne in congested cymes (in ours). Calyx 5-lobed. Petals 5, free. Filaments 10, united in the lower half with anthers inserted between a pair of triangular appendages. Ovary 2-3(-4)-locular. Stigma capitate. Fruit a loculicidal capsule. Seeds large, almost completely covered (in ours) by a bright red aril. Derivation of name: from tricheilos, 3-lipped or tricha, in threes, referring to the 3-locular fruit Worldwide: 84 species in the tropics of America and Africa Mozambique: 3 taxa. |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| capitata Klotzsch | N,Z,T,MS,GI | Description, Image |
| dregeana Sond. | MS | Description, Image |
| emetica Vahl subsp. emetica | N,Z,T,MS,GI,M | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Trichilia:
Our websites:
Flora of Botswana: TrichiliaFlora of Burundi: Trichilia
Flora of Caprivi: Trichilia
Flora of Malawi: Trichilia
Flora of Zambia: Trichilia
Flora of Zimbabwe: Trichilia
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Trichilia
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): TrichiliaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Trichilia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Trichilia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Trichilia
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Trichilia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Trichilia
JSTOR Plant Science: Trichilia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Trichilia
Plants of the World Online: Trichilia
Tropicos: Trichilia
Wikipedia: Trichilia
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