Coriariaceae
Read about Coriariaceae in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Coriariaceae (from the genus Coriaria, derived from the Latin meaning a hide, used for tanning). Coriaria Family. Fig. 33. Shrubs with opposite or whorled, entire leaves: flowers bisexual, or unisexual, regular; sepals 5, imbricated; petals 5, smaller, but enlarging in fruit, fleshy, keeled within and pressed between the carpels; stamens 10, hypogynous; carpels 5-10, superior, separate: fruitlets indehiscent, 1-seeded, dry. This family consists of a single genus containing 8 species, widely distributed in warm-temperate zones. Coriariaceae is not closely related to any other family; perhaps most closely to the Empetraceae. Some authors place it near the Sapindaceae or Phytolaccaceae, or Rutaceae. It represents an ancient group. Fossil species are known. Coriaria myrtifolia (myrtle-leaved sumach) of the West Mediterranean region, contains much tannin and is used by curriers; its leaves and fruits are poisonous. The fruit of C. ruscifolia of New Zealand contains a vinous juice, which is drunk as a beverage, but its seeds are poisonous. C. ruscifolia also yields a black color used by shoemakers. Two species are grown for ornamental purposes in eastern North America. They are semi-hardy.
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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