Phyllobotryon spathulatum
| Phyllobotryon spathulatum | |
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| Epiphyllous inflorescence of Phyllobotryon spathulatum Müll.Arg. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Salicaceae |
| Genus: | Phyllobotryon |
| Species: | P. spathulatum
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllobotryon spathulatum Müll.Arg.
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Phyllobotryon spathulatum is a species of tree in the family Salicaceae native to Cameroon, Gabon, and Nigeria.[1]
Description
The species grows to about 12 feet (3.7 m) in height. Its leaves are uncommonly large and grow to 40 inches (100 cm) long by 7 inches (18 cm) wide. It is especially noted for its flowers, which grow in several evenly-spaced clusters along the midrib of the leaves.[2] It is believed that an inflorescence has become fused to the midrib, as in the lindens (Tilia spp). The small red flowers are trimerous, with 3 sepals, 3 petals a pistil with 3 stigmata and about thirty stamens.[3]
Taxonomy
It was published by Johannes Müller Argoviensis in 1864.[4][1] It is the type species of its genus.[5][6]
References
- ^ a b c "Phyllobotryon spathulatum Müll.Arg". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ Menninger, Edwin A. Fantastic Trees. New York: The Viking Press. pp. 52, 264 and photo p. 47.
- ^ "Phyllobotryon spathulatum Müll.Arg". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
- ^ Königl. Bayer. Botanische Gesellschaft zu Regensburg., Königl. Botanische Gesellschaft in Regensburg., Königl. Bayer. Botanische Gesellschaft zu Regensburg., & Königliche Botanische Gesellschaft. (1818). Flora oder Botanische Zeitung :welche Recensionen, Abhandlungen, Aufsätze, Neuigkeiten und Nachrichten, die Botanik betreffend, enthält (Vol. 47, Issue 34, p. 534). Die Gesellschaft. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56000
- ^ Bos, J. J. (1975). On Phyllobotryon Müll. Arg.(Flacourtiaceae). Acta Botanica Neerlandica, 24(2), 229-236.
- ^ Missouri Botanical Garden. (n.d.-e). Phyllobotryon Müll. Arg. Tropicos. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from http://legacy.tropicos.org/Name/40007585