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4839.000 Filicium
Description of the genus
Tree. Leaves 1-paripinnate, with winged rhachis. Inflorescence a terminal or axillary thyrse. Sepals 5, free. Petals 5. Stamens 5. Ovary 2-locular. Fruit drupe-like, indehiscent. Seeds without an arillode. Derivation of name: from the Latin: filix, meaning fern, which the leaf resembles. Worldwide: 3 species, one in Africa and Asia and two in Madagascar. 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 |
| decipiens (Wight & Arn.) Thwaites[LR-nt] | E | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Filicium:
Our websites:
Flora of Malawi: FiliciumFlora of Mozambique: Filicium
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Filicium
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): FiliciumBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Filicium
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Filicium
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Filicium
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Filicium
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Filicium
JSTOR Plant Science: Filicium
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Filicium
Plants of the World Online: Filicium
Tropicos: Filicium
Wikipedia: Filicium
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