Synonyms: Guilfoylia APNI*
Description: Shrubs or small trees.
Leaves alternate, simple; stipules minute, persistent.
Inflorescences axillary or terminal, paniculate; bracteate. Calyx basally fused, 5-lobed, persistent but not enlarging in fruit. Petals 5, not persistent. Stamens 10, unequal; anthers dorsifixed, versatile. Carpel solitary; ovules 2; style lateral.
Fruit a drupe, 1-seeded by abortion.
Distribution and occurrence: World: 1 species, endemic Australia. Australia: 1 species, endemic.
Text by G. J. Harden
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