Rockia Heimerl, Oesterr. Bot. Z. 63: 289. 1913.
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Rockia Heimerl, Oesterr. Bot. Z. 63: 289. 1913. |
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Rockia Heimerl, Oesterr. Bot. Z. 63: 289. 1913.
Type.
R. sandwicensis (Hillebr.) Heimerl.
Description.
Habit and phyllotaxy. Dioecious trees or shrubs, leaves (sub)opposite or (sub)verticillate clustered at apex of branches.
Inflorescence. Axillary, terminal, arranged in compound cymes.
Flowers. Unisexual (with vestiges of another sex), sessile, with one bract and two bracteoles present at the base, male perianth campanulate, stamens 10-26, exserted (Fig. 2G View Figure 2 ), female perianth tubular or fusiform (Fig. 2H View Figure 2 ), stigma fimbriate, exserted.
Anthocarp . Leathery, elongated fusiform, with 5 ribs covered by inconspicuous glands excreting sticky substances (Figs 2I View Figure 2 , 3F View Figure 3 ).
Pollen. Tricolpate, with 3 apertures distant 120° from each other.
Perisperm . Abundant, gelatinous.
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