Mezzettia
Beccari
Tall trees. Leaves with midrib broad and flat above, prominent beneath. Flowers
small, fasciculate or umbellate. Sepals 3, small. Petals 6 (3 + 3), opening late; inner
smaller than outer. Stamens 9 - 15; connectives truncated and concealing the anther-thecae from above. Carpel 1, flask-shaped; ovules 2. Ripe carpels elliptic or globose with
hard walls. Seeds 2.
India, Malaysia and Borneo; ca 7 species, one in India.
Literature. HEIJDEN, E. van der & P.J.A. KEBLER (1990) Studies on the tribe Saccopetaleae (Annonaceae) -III. Revision of the genus Mezzettia Beccari. Blumea 35: 217 - 228.
India, Malaysia and Borneo; ca 7 species, one in India.
Literature. HEIJDEN, E. van der & P.J.A. KEBLER (1990) Studies on the tribe Saccopetaleae (Annonaceae) -III. Revision of the genus Mezzettia Beccari. Blumea 35: 217 - 228.
