Triaspis Burch.

Small trees, scandent or semi-scandent shrubs to woody climbers. Leaves opposite, subopposite or rarely ternate, usually with 2–4 glands on undersurface near base, petiolate or sessile, with or without interpetiolar stipules. Inflorescences terminal or axillary, usually forming many-flowered corymbs, umbels or panicles; bracts and bracteoles usually present, usually deciduous. Flowers actinomorphic or zygomorphic. Sepals 5, almost always without glands. Petals 5, clawed, usually with fringed or denticulate margins; pedicels as long as or longer than the peduncle and articulated with it. Stamens 10; anthers basifixed, usually glabrous; filaments subulate, glabrous or farinose-pubescent. Ovary hairy or glabrous, 3-locular (or sometimes 2-locular outside East Africa); styles (2–)3, somewhat curved, with incurving stigmas. Samara with a circular or ovate membranous or coriaceous lateral wing; dorsal wing shorter and narrower or absent.