SCYPHOSTEGIA BORNEENSIS STAPF*Anatomy of Stem and Leaf in Relation to its Taxonomic Position

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C. R. METCALFE

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From an examination of anatomical characters it appears that the genus Scyphostegia is not related to Monimiaceae and Moraceae but represents a separate family related to Flacourtiaceae.

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