Acridocarpus subg. Anophyllaris Nied., 1921

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2. Acridocarpus subg. Anophyllaris Nied. ( Niedenzu 1921: 3)

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Acridocarpus subg. Anophyllaris sect. Anomalopterys (DC.) Morton ( Morton 1968: 315)

Acridocarpus subg. Anophyllaris sect. Anomalopterys subsect. Adenochrea Nied. ( Niedenzu 1921: 4)

Acridocarpus subg. Anophyllaris sect. Anomalopterys subsect. Adenochrea ser. Hemioopterys Nied. ( Niedenzu 1921: 4)

Acridocarpus subg. Anophyllaris sect. Anomalopterys subsect. Adenochrea ser. Hemioopterys subser. Actinadenia Nied. ( Niedenzu 1921: 4)

Acridocarpus subg. Anophyllaris sect. Anomalopterys subsect. Adenochrea ser. Hemioopterys subser. Zygadenia Nied. ( Niedenzu 1921: 5)

Acridocarpus subg. Anophyllaris sect. Anomalopterys subsect. Adenochrea ser. Machaeropterys Nied. ( Niedenzu 1921: 7)

Acridocarpus subg. Anophyllaris sect. Anomalopterys subsect. Adenochrea ser. Machaeropterys subser. Anadenia Nied. ( Niedenzu 1921: 7)

Acridocarpus subg. Anophyllaris sect. Anomalopterys subsect. Adenochrea ser. Machaeropterys subser. Monadenia Nied. ( Niedenzu 1921: 13)

Acridocarpus subg. Anophyllaris sect. Anomalopterys subsect. Adenochrea ser. Machaeropterys subser. Pleiadenia Nied. ( Niedenzu 1921: 8)

Acridocarpus subg. Anophyllaris sect. Anomalopterys subsect. Adenolepis Nied. ( Niedenzu 1921: 14)

Acridocarpus subg. Anophyllaris sect. Anomalopterys subsect. Adenolepis ser. Leptorrhachis Nied. ( Niedenzu 1921: 15)

Acridocarpus subg. Anophyllaris sect. Anomalopterys subsect. Adenolepis ser. Pachyrrhachis Nied. ( Niedenzu 1921: 14)

Acridocarpus subg. Anophyllaris sect. Macranthera Nied. ( Niedenzu 1921: 4), nom. illeg.

Heteropterys sect. Anomalopteris DC. ( De Candolle 1824: 592), nom. rej.

Type species

Acridocarpus natalitius A. Juss.

Diagnosis

Acridocarpus subg. Anophyllaris is characterised by its shrub to scandent shrub habit, leaf blades glabrous to glabrescent, epidermis visible, leaf glands impressed, epidermal cells cuboid, vascular system in an open arch with convoluted extremities in the midrib portion, bract and bracteoles erect, 0–1 - glandular, sepals 1 - many-glandular, lateral petals plane, margins dentate to crenate, filaments longer than anthers, mericarps with an erect dorsal wing, mericarp nuts semi-lentiform in shape.

Distribution

Acridocarpus subg. Anophyllaris comprises 22 accepted species distributed in East Africa, the Arabic Peninsula, and Iran.

Habitat and ecology

Species of Acridocarpus subg. Anophyllaris are found in dry forests to rainforests.

Figures

Figure 5. Acridocarpus subg. Anophyllaris. A. Shrubby habit. B. Adaxial side of a leaf. C. Detail of the glands at the abaxial side of the leaf blade base. D. Detail of the adaxial side of a leaf base. E. Flower in anthesis in frontal view. F. Detail of a thyrsus showing floral buds with glandular sepals. G. Detail of mature mericarps in lateral view. All photos of A. longifolius by Ehoarn Bidault.