Codiocarpus Howard

Dioecious trees. Leaves alternate, entire, penninerved. Inflorescence of axillary, compact, several-flowered cymes, borne distally on dichotomous branches arising from the peduncle. Flowers sessile, small, unisexual, articulated at the base of the calyx. Calyx cupular, shortly 5 - 6-toothed. Petals 5, valvate. Male flowers: Stamens 5, exserted; filaments filiform, glabrous; anthers versatile. Ovary rudimentary. Female flowers: Staminodes 5; filaments shorter than ovary; anthers very minute. Ovary subcylindric; stigma disc-like, obscurely 3-lobed. Drupes oblong, gradually narrowed upwards, slightly curved, laterally compressed; endocarp hard, ridged. Seeds 1, with abundant endosperm and small embryo.

Malesia, Philippines and India; 2 species, 1 in India (endemic to Andamans).

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