Flabellaria

Cav.
Description: 
Woody climbers up to 15 m long. Leaves opposite, simple, petiolate, entire; stipules absent. Flowers regular, in many-flowered terminal or axillary panicled racemes, white or cream. Sepals 5, valvate, closed over petals in bud, eglandular. Petals 5, not clawed, entire, glabrous Stamens 10, all bearing anthers; filaments free or somewhat connate at very base; anthers basifixed, elliptic or oblong. Ovary 3-locular, densely pilose; styles 3, much longer than stamens. Fruit a samara with 2 lateral wings connate at base and distinct at top.
Distribution: 
Monotypic genus: Flabellaria paniculata Cav., trop. Africa; sthn trop. Afr.: Angola, Zambia.
Source: 
SSTA
Classification: 
MALPIGHIACEAE

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