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(Last Modified On 3/6/2013)
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(Last Modified On 3/6/2013)
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Genus
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FISSICALYX Benth.
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PlaceOfPublication
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Jour. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 5: 79. 1861.
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Description
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Trees, unarmed. Leaves alternate, imparipinnate, stipulate. Inflorescences pa- niculate, the ultimate branches racemose; pedicels geniculate. Flowers with the hypanthium narrow at the base, oblique and cleft on the lower side toward the apex and thus spathaceous, the teeth obsolete; petals free; stamens 10, monadelphous, the sheath cleft above, the filaments short, the anthers monomorphic, dehiscing at first by 2 apical pores; ovary slender, flask-shaped, with 2 basal ovules, the style slender, the stigma minute. Fruits bearing broad, lateral wings, 1-seeded.
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Habit
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Trees
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Distribution
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A monotypic genus known only from Panama and northern South America.
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