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Large tree (in ours). Leaves distichous, with translucent glandular dots and streaks. Flowers in axillary fascicles, borne on a minute cushion. Sepals 5. Petals 0. Stamens 7-10. Staminodes alternating with stamens, clavate, united below with the stamens. Stigma capitate. Capsule coriaceous, 3-angled, 2-4-valved. Seeds enveloped in a soft aril. Worldwide: 160 species in the tropics Caprivi: 1 cultivated taxon. The larvae of the following species of insect eat species of this genus:
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