Mahogany family, the Melaiceae
We have studied plants from the Melaiceae family, over the past weeks. Now let's have a quick recap of the general characteristics of this family.
🌳-Commonly known as the Mahogany family, the Melaiceae is classified under the order Sapindales.
🌳- It includes plant6s that are generally trees or shrubs, rarely herbs.
🌳- Members usually have pinnate leaves without stipules. These are alternately arranged in whorls and have characteristic asymmetric leaflets.
🌳-Flowers are generally small and unisexual, and produced in panicles, spikes or cymes. Never solitary. Flowers are usually fragrant with 5 petals and a superior ovary.
🌳-Fruits vary over species from woody capsules in Swietenia to fleshy drupes in Azadirachta, Lansium and Sandoricum. Fruits split open on maturity as in Swietenia and Aphanamixis or the pulp is segmented as in Lansium and Sandoricum.
🌳- Most species are evergreen, but some are deciduous, either in the dry season or in winter.
🌳-The family includes some mangroves like Xylocarpus species.
Important genera include
Aglaia
Aphanamixis
Azadirachta
Andiroba/Carapa
Dysoxylum
Epicharis
Khaya
Lansium
Melia
Sandoricum
Swietenia and
Xylocarpus
Identity and name the pictures of the plants shown here.
Reference
Plants of Singapore
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