4283.000 Dichapetalum Thouars

Breteler, F.J. (1986) The African Dichapetalaceae IX; A taxonomical revision Agricultural University Wageningen Papers 86(3) 1-74

Description of the genus

Suffrutices, shrubs or lianes. Flowers actinomorphic. Stamens 5, all fertile. Petals equal. Fruit drupaceous with (1-)2-3 mericarps; mericarps obtuse or acuminate.

Worldwide: 124 species in the tropics

Mozambique: 7 taxa.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
barbosae Torre[NrEnd]	N,Z,MS	Description, Image
deflexum (Klotzsch) Engl.[NrEnd]	N,GI	Image
edule Engl.	N
macrocarpum Engl. ex K. Krause[NrEnd]	N	Description, Image
madagascariense Poir. var. madagascariense	MS,GI,M	Image
mossambicense (Klotzsch) Engl.	N,MS	Description, Image
stuhlmannii Engl.	N

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