Strombosiaceae Tiegh.

Family Description

Distribution Map

Photographs

Diogoa

1. Diogoa zenkeri
   • Plant with fruit, Gabon. Photo by A. Gentry (No. 33485). Link goes to TROPICOS database at MO.
   • Drawing. Flowers and dissections (by DLN). From fixed material at Kew.

Engomegoma

1. Engomegoma gordonii
   • Herbarium specimen, Missouri Botanical Gardens (MO). This monotypic genus was named in 1996 [see Breteler et al. 1996 Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 118: 113-132]. Photo by D. L. Nickrent.
   • Illustration. From Breteler et al. (1996, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 118: 113-132). a, flowering branch (x 0.5); b, apex of young shoot (x 1.5); c, inflorescence (x 2); d, flower (x 5); e, petal with stamen (x 5); f, detail of petal indumentum (x 40); g, stamen with closed thecae and anther in cross-section (x 8); h, as g but with open thecae; i, pistil with longitudinal section (x 10); j, fruit, the pericarp partly removed (x 1); k, detail of endocarp (x 20). - (a-i Breteler & Jongkind 10498: j-k, Dibata 243).

Scorodocarpus

1. Scorodocarpus borneensis
   • Habit of the tree.  Photo by Patrice (78500). From the Japanese Wikipedia commons.  
   • Herbarium specimen, Missouri Botanical Gardens (MO). Photo by D. L. Nickrent.
   • Leafy shoots and closer view of the leaves that are in spirals and smell of garlic.  From Rimbun Dahan, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Photos by Hijjas and Angela Kasturi. 
   • Leaves. From a website in Thailand.
   • Branches with flowers. Bogar Botanical Garden, Java, Indonesia. Photograph by Musashino Riyouji, published in "World of Plants" article by Mitsuru Hirota (Weekly Asahihyakka, Jan. 22, 1995).
   • Fruiting shoot.  From the Encyclopedia of Plants in Thailand.
   • Leafy shoots with fruits - mesocarps decaying away showing stony endocarps.  
   • Seedling next to seeds and bark.  From web pages called "A Glimpse of Orang Asli Life at Tasik Chini" in western Malaysia. The authors say "Both fruit and bark of the kulim tree (Scorodocarpus borneensis) are used as "jungle-garlic" in, for instance, the catfish dish ikan keli panggang; delicious!"
   • Photos. Excellent photos of leaves and large fruits with seeds. Link goes to Flickr.
   • Illustration. Flora Malesiana 10 16 1984. Link goes to Borneo Tree Images. James K. Jarvie, Beth Dart, Diane Holland.

Strombosia

1. Strombosia ceylanica
   
   • Series of photos. Bark, twigs, leaves, fruits. Link goes to BIOTIK for India.
   • Photos. Link goes to Flickr.
   • Illustration. Govindoo - Beddome, R.H. (1869-1873) The Flora Sylvatica for southern India. Volume 1. Link goes to Wikipedia.
     
2. Strombosia javanica
   • Habit of the tree. Leafy shoots. Flowers. Photos by the National Parks Board, Singapore. Thanks also to the Singapore Herbarium, Singapore Botanic Gardens.
   • Photos. Vegetative parts, fruits, seedlings. Link goes to NatureLoveYou (Singapore).
   • Herbarium specimen. Indonesia, Java. Link goes to New York Botanical Garden type collection images.
   • Illustration. Atlas der Baumarten von Java I Fig. 124 1913. Link goes to Borneo Tree Images. James K. Jarvie, Beth Dart, Diane Holland.
   • Photos. Fruits. Link goes to Flickr.
     
3. Strombosia philippinensis
   • Photos. Flowers and fruits. Philippines. Link goes to PhytoImages.
   • Herbarium specimen (as S. minor). Philippines (Luzon). Link goes to New York Botanical Garden type collection images.
     
4. Strombosia pustulata
   • Photos. Leafy branches and fruits. Link goes to Useful Tropical Plants.
   • Plate showing various aspects of the species. Palma Game Camp Area, Ghana From the Virtual Field Herbarium website, Oxford (no longer working). Photos by W. D.Hawthorne.
5. Strombosia nigropunctata
   • Herbarium specimen. Democratic Republic of Congo (= Zaire, Belgian Congo). Link goes to New York Botanical Garden type collection images.
6. Strombosia scheffleri
   • Flowering shoot and closer view of flowers.  Anajua, Cameroon.  Photos 1 Dec. 2008 by Martin Cheek. Photos from JSTOR Global Plants.
   • Fruits.  From Copeland et al. 2005. Fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae) of Kakamega forest, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 94(2): 247–278.
   • Photos.  Kakamega Forest Rondo Retreat Ctr., Kenya.  Photos 8 July 2004 by C. Davidson. Link goes to Flora of the World.
     

Strombosiopsis

1. Strombosiopsis tetrandra
   • Plant with fruits, Gabon. Photo by A. Gentry (No. 33122). Link goes to TROPICOS database at MO.
   • Photos. Excellent photos of vegetative and floral parts. Link goes to African Plants: A Photo Guide.
     

Tetrastylidium

1. Tetrastylidium brasiliense (with Cathedra and Schoepfia)
   
   • Line drawing.  Link goes to TROPICOS database at MO.
2. Tetrastylidium grandifolium
   • Herbarium specimen (as T. janeirense). Brazil. Link goes to New York Botanical Garden type collection images.
3. Tetrastylidium peruvianum
   • Branch with fruits. Peru. Photo from Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève.
   • Herbarium specimen. Peru. Link goes to New York Botanical Garden type collection images.
   • Herbarium specimens.  Link goes to Atrium - Biodiversity Information System.
     

Phylogeny

• The first molecular phylogeny of Olacaceae s. lat. was by Malécot and Nickrent (2008).  A pdf file for that paper can be seen by clicking HERE.
• A reclassification of the families of Santalales was by Nickrent et al. (2010). A pdf file for that paper canbe seen by clicking HERE.
• A multigene phylogeny for the order Santalales was by Su et al. (2015). A pdf file for that paper canbe seen by clicking HERE.

References