The Genera of Leguminosae-Caesalpinioideae and Swartzieae
| The Genera of Leguminosae-Caesalpinioideae and Swartzieae | |
Habit and leaf form. Trees; without tendrils; unarmed. Leaves compound; pinnate; paripinnate. Leaflets few per leaf (4–5 pairs); opposite or sub-opposite; with petiolules not noticeably twisted. Stipules absent or early caducous or very inconspicuous; neither leafy nor spinescent. Stipels absent.
Inflorescence and floral morphology. Flowers small; hermaphrodite; not pentamerous throughout; departing from pentamery in the calyx, in the corolla, and in the androecium; in panicles (many flowered); not distichous. Inflorescences terminal (dense). Bracts absent at anthesis. Bracteoles present; small, not enclosing the flower buds (keeled); not valvate; free. Calyx polysepalous; more or less regular; 4 partite; imbricate. Corolla absent. Androecium of fewer than ten parts; with united members; with staminodia (4). Fertile stamens 3–4. Anthers attached well above base of connective. Dehiscence lateral; longitudinal. Ovary sessile or subsessile. Ovules few.
Fruit, seed and seedling. Seeds with a straight or slightly oblique radicle.
Transverse section of lamina. Mesophyll secretory cavities absent.
Cytology, geography, etc. 1 species. West equatorial Africa. Not widely cultivated.
Tribe. Detarieae.
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Cite this publication as: ‘Watson, L., and Dallwitz, M.J. 1993 onwards. The genera of Leguminosae-Caesalpinioideae and Swartzieae: descriptions, identification, and information retrieval. In English and French; French translation by E. Chenin. Version: 19th October 2005. http://delta-intkey.com’.