Blighia
Genus in the Global Pollen Project's Master Reference Collection
Distribution
Blighia
Shrubs or trees. Leaves paripinnate with 2-5 leaflets. Inflorescence an axillary raceme-like thyrse. Flowers actinomorphic. Sepals 5, connate. Petals present, well-developed, not or scarcely exceeding the sepals, 5, pouch-like. Ovary 3-locular; each loculus of ovary with 1 ovule Fruit a 3-lobed, 3-winged dehiscent capsule. Seed with a fleshy arillode enclosing the base. © Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings (licence)
See more in the Encyclopedia of Life... Definition
- Parent Taxon
- Sapindaceae
- Species
- Taxonomic Completion
16.67%
1 of 6 accepted Species- Global Pollen Project UUID
- 888b6c11-09a5-4c4e-ad3a-3df2210b539b
- Botanical Reference
- None available. You can check The Plant List for further information.
Connected data sources
This taxon is currently linked to the following locations.
The Plant ListGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility