Anacardiaceae

Tapirira Aubl.

Kingdom: Plantae Rank: Genus Parent: Anacardiaceae Status: Valid

Vegetative Morphology

Habit: Shrubs and trees to 30 m, typically with characteristic buttress roots at base of cylindrical trunk.

Leaves: Leaves compound, the leaflets opposite with asymmetric bases.

Reproductive Morphology

Fruit: Fruit a drupe to 1.5 cm long, black when mature.

Infructescence: Infructescence axillary.

Seeds: One seed per fruit.