Icacinaceae
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The Icacinaceae is a heterogeneous family of around 55 genera and 400 species of tropical dicotyledenous flowering shrubs, trees and climbing vines. Leaves are usually alternate and simple and of a tough, leathery nature with marked venation. Tendrils are present in a few species. The small regular, bisexual flowers with 3 - 6 fold symmetry, are produced in clusters and are white or greenish-white. Fruits are typically drupes or in a few species samaras.
Several species of Pennantia and Villaresia are cultivated as ornamental shrubs in frost-free cimates.
The genus Pyrenacantha (Synonym: Trematosperma) includes succulent species that can produce very large caudexes with vining top growths. As with other caudiciforms, the watering regime should be sensitive to growth and dormant phases.
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Plant Families with Succulent Species