Dracontomelon Blume

Trees. Leaves alternate, imparipinnate. Panicles axillary and terminal. Flowers bisexual, hypogynous. Calyx 5-lobed. Petals 5, free, subvalvate. Stamens 10, those opposite the calyx lobes longer. Disc cupular. Carpels 5, syncarpous; ovary superior, 5-loculed, 1-ovule in each locule; styles 5, connate at apical part; stigmas capitate. Drupes 5-celled, each cell with a distinct operculumn. Seed with testa free from the endocarp.

South East Asia and Pacific Islands; ca 8 species, 1 in India.

List of Lower Taxa