Cephalotomandra H.Karst. & Triana

Genus

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Nyctaginaceae

Characteristics

Dioecious trees. Leaves opposite to irregularly approximate. Inflorescences terminal, corymbosely thyrsiform. Flowers small, immediately subtended by 1-3 minute bracteoles. Staminate flowers broadly campanulate; stamens 25-30, unequal, included, the short tube of the filaments hypogynous and free from the sessile pistillode. Pistillate flowers unknown. Anthocarps woody, eglandular, longi-tudinally costate, the limb of the perianth persistent.
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Distribution

Cephalotomandra world distribution map, present in Panama

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:27909-1
WFO ID wfo-4000007288
COL ID 3KJ8
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Synonyms

Cephalotomandra

Lower taxons

Cephalotomandra fragrans Cephalotomandra panamensis