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Hernandiaceae

plant family

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characteristics

In Laurales: Other families
Hernandiaceae shares a number of features with Lauraceae, including alternate leaves (which are sometimes lobed or palmately compound) and a single carpel per flower. Members of the family also have inaperturate pollen and develop stamens with valvular dehiscence and nectariferous appendages. Hernandiaceae differ in having…
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distribution

In Laurales: Distribution and abundance
Hernandiaceae (55 species) is a pantropical family of trees, shrubs, and some lianas. The largest genus, Hernandia (22 species), is distributed in Central and South America, the West Indies, West Africa, Indo-Malaysia (a region comprising India, South China, and Southeast Asia), and the Pacific Islands.…
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