Trees, shrubs, suffrutices or herbaceous perennials, with milky latex. Leaves alternate, opposite or whorled, simple, hairy; lateral nerves numerous, parallel and usually undivided almost to the thickened margin. Flowers in axillary and terminal panicles, unisexual, 5-merous. Male flowers: calyx 5-partite. Female flowers: perianth like the male; staminodes small; ovary spherical, 1-locular; styles 3; stigmas capitate. Fruit usually reniform, black, shiny, fleshy. Worldwide: 40 species in tropical Africa Caprivi: 4 taxa. |
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| Species | Content | |
| longipes (Engl. & Gilg) R. Fern. & A. Fern. [LR-lc] | Description, Image | |
| okavangensis R. Fern. & A. Fern. | ||
| paniculosa (Sond.) R. Fern. & A. Fern. var. paniculosa | ||
| schinzii (Engl.) R. Fern. & A. Fern. [NrEnd] [LR-lc] |