Brunellia
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Authority
Cuatrecasas, José. 1985. Brunelliaceae (supplement). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 2: 28-103. (Published by NYBG Press)
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Family
Brunelliaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
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Description - Leaves imparipinnate, opposite. Flowers medium sized, the calyx 8-10 mm diam., 5-merous. Endocarp cartilaginous, rather rigid, ellipsoid, 4-5 mm long when dry and open pot-shaped. Exocarp tomentose and densely hispid. Leaflets with 12-16 pairs of lateral nerves, the margins simply and doubly dentate, the indument patent. Two species.