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3462.000 Xylia
Description of the genus
Trees, unarmed. Leaves 2-pinnate, with 1 pair of pinnae. Petiole bearing a gland at its apex at the junction of the solitary pair of pinnae. Pinnae opposite; leaflets opposite. Inflorescence a spherical head, solitary, paired or grouped in a raceme. Flowers male or bisexual. Calyx and corolla 5-lobed. Stamens 10. Anthers with a caducous apical gland. Pod flattened, thick and woody, dehiscing from the apex downwards into 2 recurving valves. Worldwide: 13 species in the tropical Old World, especially Africa Zimbabwe: 1 taxon. |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| torreana Brenan | N,C,E,S | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Xylia:
Our websites:
Flora of Malawi: XyliaFlora of Mozambique: Xylia
Flora of Zambia: Xylia
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): XyliaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Xylia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Xylia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Xylia
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Xylia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Xylia
JSTOR Plant Science: Xylia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Xylia
Plants of the World Online: Xylia
Tropicos: Xylia
Wikipedia: Xylia
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