Meliosma
plant genus
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Meliosma is a genus of about 80 species within the Sabiaceae plant family. These plants are evergreen trees or lianas found in tropical America and Southeast Asia. A distinctive feature of Meliosma is its flowers, which have stamens opposite the petals or sepals. The genus is notable for its two anthers that open explosively after being held under tension by specialized sterile stamens called staminodes. The leaves or leaflets of Meliosma species exhibit characteristic looping venation.1
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