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Magnoliopsida
Pouteria Aubl.
EOL Text
fossil only
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Trees. Stipules 0. Leaves obscurely pellucid-punctate; lateral nerves spanned by straight transverse tertiary veins. Flowers pedicellate, fasciculate in axils of current or fallen leaves. Calyx 5-merous in one whorl. Corolla with long tube and short lobes. Fruit a berry, 1-seeded. Seed with scar covering up to half the surface area.
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| Rights holder/Author | Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings, Flora of Zimbabwe |
| Source | http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1068 |
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) Stats
Specimen Records:230
Specimens with Sequences:253
Specimens with Barcodes:233
Species:90
Species With Barcodes:88
Public Records:120
Public Species:58
Public BINs:0
Medium to large marine gold or red organism up to 3mm in size, body typically enclosed in a sheath which incorporates sand grains and sponge spicules, and produces finger-like pseudopodia. May found large masses with bulbous outline. Said to have a complex life cycle. Type and sole species: U. napoletana.