Spermatophyta: Dicotyledonae: Archichlamydeae: Caryophyllales

Phytolaccaceae - Pokeweed family

Stannard, B.L. (1988) Phytolaccaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(1)

Description of the family

Trees, shrubs or herbs, sometimes scrambling, usually glabrous and slightly succulent. Stipules 0 (in ours). Leaves simple, alternate, ± entire. Inflorescence a spike or panicle. Sepals 4-5. Petals 0. Stamens 4-many, 1-2-seriate, often on a fleshy disk. Ovary usually superior. Fruits of 1-many, free or connate carpels, fleshy or dry.

Worldwide: 18 genera and 65 species, tropical and warm areas, especially America.

Zimbabwe: 2 cultivated genera and 2 cultivated taxa.

Links to cultivated genera: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this family

Genus	Content
Phytolacca L.	Description
Rivina L.	Description, Image

Other sources of information about Phytolaccaceae:

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Flora of Botswana: Phytolaccaceae
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Flora of Caprivi: Phytolaccaceae
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Flora of Malawi: Phytolaccaceae
Flora of Mozambique: Phytolaccaceae
Flora of Rwanda: Phytolaccaceae
Flora of Zambia: Phytolaccaceae
Flora of Zimbabwe: Phytolaccaceae

External websites:

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