1919.010 Milicia Sim

Description of the genus

Dioecious trees. Leaves pinnately-veined, densely puberulous below on the reticulate venation. Stipules semi-amplexicaul, free. Inflorescences borne in leaf axils, unisexual, with both the male and female in the form of a spike. Male flowers with 4 tepals and stamens. Female flowers: tepals 4; stigmas 2, markedly unequal; fruiting perianth enlarged and fleshy, Fruit drupaceous.

Worldwide: 2 species in tropical Africa

Burundi: 1 taxon.

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Species		Content
excelsa (Welw.) C.C. Berg		Description, Image

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