the coffee family

Aloc. Caguimbal. Macarasig. Tuibeo

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Plant Habit and Habitat

InflorescenceLeaves

Flower

FruitSeeds

AndroeciumGynoeciumCalyx

Corolla

Placentation

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Habitat

Terrestrial, rarely aquatic

Habit

Tree, shrub, herb, liana

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Simple

Entire margin

Decussate, rarely whorled

Usually connate stipules

Often bearing mucilage secreting colleters

Colleters – produces mucilagenouscompounds to protect young shoot

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Cyme

Umbel

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Bisexual

Actinomorphic

Epigynous

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Synsepalous; 4-5 lobes

Or sometimes absent

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Sympetalous; 4-5 [rarely 3 or 8-10] lobes

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Syncarpous

Inferior ovary

Anatropous to hemitropous

Unitegmic

With funicular orburator

1-many per carpel

Nectaries present as disk atop ovary

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Anthers

Longitudinal in dehiscence

Stamens

4-5[rarely 3 or 8-10]

Alternipetalous & epipetalous

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Axile

Rarely parietal

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Berry

Capsule

Drupe

Schizocarp

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Endospermous

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Worldwide distribution but more in tropical areas

Economic importance:

Cinchona- source of quinine used to treat malaria

Coffea arabica - source of coffee

Pausinystalia johimbe- source of sexual stimulant (yohimbine)

Timber trees

Fruiting plants

Dye plants

Ornamental cultivar

Trees, shrubs, lianas, or herbs

Simple, entire, usually decussate leaves

Connate stipules, often with mucilage-secreting colleters

Inflorescence usually a cyme

Flowers usually bisexual

Perianth dichlamydeous, 4-5 merous, calyx absent in some

Androecium often 4 5-merous

Ovary usually inferior (rarely superior)

Often with an apical nectariferous disk, ovules with a funicular obturator,

Fruit either a berry, capsule, drupe, or schizocarp.

K (4-5) [0] C (4-5) [(3,8-10)] A 4-5 [3,8-10] G (2) [(3-5+)], usually inferior, rarely superior.