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Harpephyllum Bernh. ex Krauss

Genus

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Anacardiaceae

Characteristics

Male flowers: calyx 4–5-partite, the segments imbricate; petals 4(5), longer than the calyx, imbricate; stamens 7–10; filaments inserted below the disk, subulate at the apex, flattened at the base; anthers oblong-ovate; vestigial ovary at the centre of the cup-shaped crenulate disk.
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Drupe oblong-obovoid with subfleshy mesocarp and bony 4-locular endocarp; stone 4-locular with only 2 loculi fertile, each 1-seeded.
Female flowers with perianth similar to that of the male; staminodes conspicuous; ovary rhomboid with 4–5 sessile stigmas.
Leaves alternate, imparipinnate, aggregated at the ends of the branches.
Flowers dioecious in axillary panicles.
Trees.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality dioecy
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 10 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
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Germination treatment soaking
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Images

Harpephyllum unspecified picture

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1813-1
WFO ID wfo-4000016954
COL ID 6364L
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Harpephyllum

Lower taxons

Harpephyllum caffrum
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