| Scolopia (Greek, thorn or stake, probably so named on account of the spines). Flacourtiaceae. Spiny trees, the spines often compound, one of which, S. crenata, has been intro. in S. Calif.: lvs. alternate, entire; stipules minute or none: fls. small, racemed, axillary, dioecious; sepals 4-6; petals 4-6, subsimilar; stamens many; ovary 1-celled: berry 2-4-seeded.—About 30 species, Afr., Asia, and Austral. | | Scolopia (Greek, thorn or stake, probably so named on account of the spines). Flacourtiaceae. Spiny trees, the spines often compound, one of which, S. crenata, has been intro. in S. Calif.: lvs. alternate, entire; stipules minute or none: fls. small, racemed, axillary, dioecious; sepals 4-6; petals 4-6, subsimilar; stamens many; ovary 1-celled: berry 2-4-seeded.—About 30 species, Afr., Asia, and Austral. |