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Neotropical Euphorbiaceae s.l.
Chonocentrum
SUMMARY
Tree or shrub, dioecious. Exudate absent*. Unarmed* (although axillary buds sharply pointed). Indumentum present, hairs simple. Stipules free*, simple, unlobed, entire *, not spine-like*, not leaf-like*, glands absent. Axillary buds sharply pointed. Leaves distributed evenly along stem, alternate, simple, unlobed, never peltate, base symmetrical, margin entire, leaf blade not pellucid-punctate, leaf glands absent*; venation pinnate; domatia absent*; stipel-like appendages absent*. Petiole present, with or without swellings or bends at base or apex, without glands. Inflorescence without axis*: male flowers axillary, glomerate; bracts not leaf-like*, green; pedicels present, not articulated*; female flowers unknown. Male flowers: sepals 4–5, valvate, partially fused, greenish; petals 0; disc surrounding the staminal whorl, annular, entire; stamens 4–6, free; anther without conspicuous modification, thecae introrse in bud; pistillode present, very large, at apex expanded, flattened. Female flowers: unknown. Fruit: unknown.
An asterisk * indicates a state has been assumed but not yet confirmed.
. World Checklist: 1 sp.: Chonocentrum cyathophorum