Family: Lacistemataceae
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Kingdom: Plantae Rank: Family Parent: Malpighiales Status: Valid
Common Names:
- Lacistemataceae - English, United States of America
Vegetative Morphology
Habit: Trees.
Leaves: Leaves simple, alternate, the lamina margins entire.
Stipules: Stipules caducous leaving a circular scar at each node.
Reproductive Morphology
Inflorescence: Inflorescence axillary.
Fruit: Fruit a capsule.
Seeds: Seeds 1-2 per fruit, surrounded completely by a white aril.
Other
Notes: Family segregated from the Flacourtiaceae.