Symplocaceae
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Symplocaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Family Description - Fls regular, 5-merous, mostly perfect, epigynous or half-epigynous, the campanulate cal adherent to the ovary as far as the sinuses; cor nearly polypetalous, the lobes connate only at base; stamens 12–many, attached to the base of the cor-tube, usually in more than one series, or in fascicles alternate with the cor-lobes; anthers short and broad; ovary 2–5-locular, each locule with 2–4 ovules on the axile placenta; style 1; fr indehiscent, dry or ± fleshy, most commonly a single-stoned drupe; endosperm well developed; cotyledons very short; trees or shrubs with simple, alternate, exstipulate, often sweet-tasting lvs. 1/300+.
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Common Names
The sweet-leaf family