Botanical Family · Cucurbitales

Datiscaceae

Tetrameles Family

1 speciesOrder Cucurbitales1+ well-known plants

The Datiscaceae family (Tetrameles Family) is a botanical family placed in the order Cucurbitales. It is represented by a single species in the SASYA catalogue. That species is a tree.

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Representative DATISCACEAE specimen
Representative specimen · Datiscaceae
Key pattern

Large, pinnately compound leaves on trees; tiny, petal-less, unisexual flowers on separate male and female trees cluster into loose panicles, ripening into a small dry capsule.

A small, little-known family of a few large tropical trees, most easily recognised by its combination of big compound leaves and separate male and female trees.

Typical leaf characters

  • ArrangementAlternate
  • TypeVariable
  • MarginVariable
  • VenationVariable

Characters typical of the family — individual species can vary.

Notable members

All 1 species in DATISCACEAE

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