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Simaroubaceae Habit: Shrub, tree; generally dioecious. Stem: occasionally thorny; bark often bitter. Leaf: generally alternate, simple, entire, or pinnately compound, leaflets subentire to toothed near base. Inflorescence: panicle, raceme, or flowers 1. Flower: unisexual, inconspicuous; sepals generally 4--5, generally fused at base, generally erect; petals generally 5, free, generally spreading; stamens generally 10, generally on disk, filaments often with a basal scale; pistils 1--8, ovaries superior, 1--2-chambered, 1-ovuled [if pistil 1, chambers generally 2--5, 1-ovuled], styles free or partly fused. Fruit: winged achenes or drupes [berry, nut], in clusters [not]. Genera In Family: 22 genera, 100 species: tropics, warm temperate; some cultivated. Note: Bark, leaves used traditionally to treat malaria, other ailments. Jepson eFlora Author: Robert E. Preston & Elizabeth McClintock Reference: Clayton et al. 2007 Int J Pl Sci 168:1325--1339 Unabridged Reference: Brizicky 1962 J Arnold Arbor 43:173--186; Fernando & Quinn 1995 Taxon 44:177--181 Scientific Editor: Thomas J. Rosatti. Index of California Plant Names (ICPN; linked via the Jepson Online Interchange) Key to Simaroubaceae Previous taxon: Verbascum virgatum Next taxon: Ailanthus |