Fig. 2. Drypetesgabonensis Pierre ex Hutch. a. Branch, leaves, male inflorescences. b. Branch, leaves, female inflorescences. c. Male flower before anthesis. d. Male flower. e–f. Sepals of male flower. g. Longitudinal section of male flower. h. Male flower without sepals. i. Ventral view of anther. j. Disk of male flower. k. Longitudinal section of the disk of the male flower, showing the central conical projection. l. Female flower without a sepal. m. Opened ovary showing the ovules and transverse section of the ovary. n. Fruit. o. Opened fruit showing the seeds. p. Seed. [a–p, Klaine 551, 690, 1034, 1278 (many specimens, see list of studied material).] Details c–h share the scale of 3 mm placed in d. Details j and k share the scale of 2 mm placed in j. details l and m the scale of 3 mm placed in m. Illustration by E. Delpy, modified for its publication in Flore du Gabon (Harris et al. 2021).

Published as part of Quintanar, Alejandro, Harris, David J., Nguema, Diosdado & Barberá, Patricia, 2023, Notes on cauliflory, sexual dimorphism and biogeography in Drypetes (Putranjivaceae, Malpighiales) and a taxonomic treatment for D. gabonensis and two new cauliflorous threatened species from Central Africa, D. aphanes sp. nov. and D. cauta sp. nov., pp. 175-202 in European Journal of Taxonomy 888 on page 185, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.888.2241, http://zenodo.org/record/8269439