Pleradenophora Esser

Genus

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae

Characteristics

Shrubs or trees, monoecious; hairs absent [unbranched]; latex white. Leaves semipersistent, alternate, simple; stipules present, persistent [deciduous]; petiole present, glands present at apex or absent; blade unlobed, margins serrulate [entire], laminar glands absent; venation pinnate. Inflorescences bisexual (pistillate flowers proximal, staminate distal) or staminate, terminal, racemelike thyrses; glands subtending each bract 10–14. Pedicels present or absent. Staminate flowers: sepals 3, imbricate, connate basally; petals 0; nectary absent; stamens 2[–5], distinct; pistillode absent. Pistillate flowers: sepals 2[–3], distinct; petals 0; nectary absent; pistil 2[–3]-carpellate; styles 2[–3], connate proximally, unbranched. Fruits capsules. Seeds broadly ovoid-oblong; outer seed coat dry; caruncle absent.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Pleradenophora world distribution map, present in Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Guatemala, Honduras, and Peru

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1019640-1
WFO ID wfo-4000030278
COL ID 8W2JK
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Synonyms

Pleradenophora

Lower taxons

Pleradenophora bilocularis Pleradenophora lottiae Pleradenophora membranifolia Pleradenophora tikalana Pleradenophora tuerckheimiana Pleradenophora longicuspis