Habit, habitats, inflorescences, and fruits of Newtonia and allies A small tree of Anonychium africanum (Guill. & Perr.) C.E. Hughes & G.P. Lewis in Senegal, West Africa B small twisted treelet of Plathymenia reticulata Benth. in savanna grasslands (Cerrado) in eastern Bolivia C large, buttressed tree base of Fillaeopsis discophora Harms in tropical wet forest, Ebo, Cameroon D large buttressed tree base of Newtonia buchananii (Baker f.) G.C.C. Gilbert & Boutique in semi-evergreen forest in Mozambique E spicate inflorescence of Anonychium africanum F spicate inflorescences of Plathymenia reticulata, eastern Bolivia G spicate inflorescences of Fillaeopsis discophora, Gabon H spicate inflorescences of Newtonia buchananii in Malawi I indehiscent pods of Anonychium africanum collected as livestock feed in Burkina Faso, West Africa J tardily dehiscent pods with chartaceous or weakly coriaceous valves of Plathymenia reticulata, eastern Bolivia K pod valves and papery endocarp packets surrounding seeds of Plathymenia reticulata, Bahia, Brazil L tardily dehiscent pods with chartaceous valves of Fillaeopsis discophora in tropical wet forest in Mayombe, Congo (Brazzaville) M large winged seeds of Fillaeopsis discophora in tropical wet forest in Ambam, Cameroon N fruits and winged seeds of Newtonia buchananii in cultivation in South Africa. Photo credits A S Christensen www.westafricanplants.senckenberg.de B, F, J, K, N CE Hughes C, L, M X van der Burgt D Stefaan Dondeyne E M Arbonnier https://agritrop.cirad.fr/ G E Bidault, Missouri Botanical Garden, http://legacy.tropicos.org/Image/100618759 H G Baumann www.westafricanplants.senckenberg.de I M Schmidt www.westafricanplants.senckenberg.de.