Malania Chun & S.K.Lee

Genus

Angiosperms > Santalales > Olacaceae

Characteristics

Trees. Branchlets unarmed. Leaves alternate; leaf blade pinnately veined. Inflorescences compound, a short raceme of umbellules. Calyx cupular, 4-or 5-dentate, not accrescent. Petals 4 or 5, basal 1/2 adaxially woolly. Stamens 8 or 10; filaments filiform; anthers linear. Ovary superior, imperfectly 2-loculed; placenta central, free; ovules 2. Style short; stigma minutely 2-lobed. Drupe oblately ± pear-shaped, 1-seeded.
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Distribution

Malania world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:28223-1
WFO ID wfo-4000022940
COL ID 5KFY
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Malania

Lower taxons

Malania oleifera