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Bridelia harmandii
Gagnep.
EUPHORBIACEAE
6
Descriptions :
Shrub
, stem with erect hairs;
leaves
distichous, with pointed stipules; leaves obovate, hairy on both surfaces;
inflorescence
: axillary fascicle of staminate flowers at many leaf axils; staminate
flowers
shortly pedicellate; calyx green, with 5 triangular lobes, hairy outside, lobes valvate in bud; 5 greenish and greenish white petals, rhomboid, distally dentate; androgynophore present; 5 free stamens with short filaments, introrse; 2 elongate pistillodes, forming green, flat, round disc; pistillate flowers not seen.
