5596.000 Tristaniopsis Brongn. & Gris

TRISTANIA R. Br.

Wilson, P.G. & Waterhouse, J.T. (1982) A Review of the genus Tristania R. Br. (Myrtaceae): a Heterogeneous Assemblage of Five Genera Aust. J. Bot. 30 413-446

Description of the genus

Trees or shrubs. Leaves alternate, petiolate. Inflorescence an axillary cyme. Sepals 5, persistent. Petals 5, yellow to white. Stamens usually numerous, fused into fascicles opposite the petals. Ovary semi-inferior, 3-locular. Capsule apically loculicidal; half exserted from the hypanthium. Seeds linear-cuneate. Seeds usually winged.

Worldwide: 40 species in SE Asia, Malesia, New Caledonia and eastern Australia

Zimbabwe: 1 cultivated taxon.

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laurina (Sm.) Peter G.Wilson & J.T.Waterh.

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External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Tristaniopsis
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Tristaniopsis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Tristaniopsis
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Tristaniopsis
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Tristaniopsis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Tristaniopsis
JSTOR Plant Science: Tristaniopsis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Tristaniopsis
Plants of the World Online: Tristaniopsis
Tropicos: Tristaniopsis
Wikipedia: Tristaniopsis

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated plants: genus page: Tristaniopsis.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/genus.php?genus_id=1877, retrieved 28 March 2024

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