Meerts, P. (2025) Petiveriaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale Nouvelle Serie Jardin Botanique Meise, Belgique
Trees, shrubs, lianes or herbs. Stipules absent or very small. Leaves alternete, simple; veins lateral from a single midrib; margin entire. Inflorescences axillary or terminal; flowers solitary or in cymes, racemes or panicles; bracts and bracteoles present. Flowers bisexual or unisexual, small, generally actinomorphic. Sepals 4 or 5, green or coloured. persistant; petals absent; stamens 4-65, free, with anthers dorsifixed, opening longitudinally; gynoecium superior, with 1 carpel, 1 locule. Fruit a berry, samara or an achene. Worldwide: Native in the tropical and subtropical Americas; various species introduced in tropical Africa and Asia. DRC: 1 cultivated genus and 1 cultivated taxon. |
No image of a cultivated species but there is an image of a native or naturalised species |
| Genus | Content |
| Petiveria L. | Description |