Trees or shrubs, some climbers leaves opposite or whorles, with stipules pinnate or trifoliate, rarely simple flowers small and regular in racemes or thyrses, rarely singular
Distribution
Middle and South America South Africa (Cape region) Madagascar, Malaysia, Indonesia, New Zealand, East to southeast coast of Australia
Floral characters
flowers small and regular in racemes or thyrses, rarely singular bisexual, hypogynous Korolla (3)4-5(-10) imbricate or valvate Calyx altenating with Korolla, usually smaller, sometimes 0 Androceum 8-10 usually in two whorles, rarely more than 20 Gymnoceum (2(3-5)) with seperate styles
Leaf characters
leaves opposite or whorles, with stipules pinnate or trifoliate, rarely simple stipules often large and conspicious
Stipules
present
Fruit characters
Usually a capsule rarely drupe-like, nut-like or follicular seeds small, winged or hairy with thin testa usually small straight embryo embedded in copious oily endosperm
Glands
present
Hairs
absent
Latex
absent
Odor
unknown
Uses
Ceratopetalum apetalum used for carpentry
Chemical characters
known to accumulate Aluminium
Distribution maps
(online von http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/research/APweb/ . Dort zitiert wie unter jedem Diagramm vermerkt):
