STACKHOUSIACEAE
NB Now considered a synonym of Celastraceae
Morphological description
Herbs.
Leaves
Leaves simple, spiral, entire, exstipulate.
Inflorescence
Inflorescence.
Flowers
Flowers bisexual, actinomorphic, 5-merous; ovary superior. Usually petals free at base, connate above, ovary 3-celled.
Fruit
Fruit.
Seed
Seed.
Different from: Euphorbiaceae: flowers unisexual.
Distribution: A small family almost confined to Australia. In Malesia only one species of Stackhousia, mostly in grassland and savannah.
Notes: notes.
Literature: F. I. Brouwer, Fl. Males. I, 4 (1948) 35-36.
Spot characters (Van Balgooy): nr.
Illustrations: Fig. 168. Stackhousia intermedia F.M. Bailey (Stackhousiaceae). Habit; fruits and flowers enlarged. Reproduced from Flora Malesiana I, 4 (1948) 36, fig. 2.
Image in PhytoImages for Celastracae