Phyllobotryon

Phyllobotryon
Epiphyllous inflorescence of Phyllobotryon spathulatum Müll.Arg.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Salicaceae
Subfamily: Salicoideae
Tribe: Scolopieae
Genus: Phyllobotryon
Müll.Arg.[1]
Type species
Phyllobotryon spathulatum Müll.Arg.[2][3]
Synonyms[1]

Phylloclinium Baill.

Phyllobotryon is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Salicaceae native to the region spanning from Nigeria to Tanzania and Angola.[1]

Description

Detail of Phyllobotryon spathulatum Müll.Arg. flower

Vegetative characteristics

Species of Phyllobotryon are small trees with large, alternately arranged leaves. The leaf venation is pinnate.[4]

Generative characteristics

The genus displays unusual reproductive structures, as the axis of the epiphyllous inflorescence is fused with the petiole and the lower part of the midrib of a fused leaf.[2][4]

Taxonomy

Phyllobotryon Müll.Arg. was published by Johannes Müller Argoviensis in 1864.[4][1] The type species is Phyllobotryon spathulatum Müll.Arg.[3][2] It was originally placed in the family Flacourtiaceae Rich. ex DC.,[5][2][6] which is now included within the family Salicaceae Mirb.[5][7] Several orthographical variants exist (e.g., Phyllobotryum and Phyllobotrion).[2] The accepted spelling is Phyllobotryon.[1][5][3]

Species

It has 5 species:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Phyllobotryon Müll.Arg. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e Bos, J. J. (1975). On Phyllobotryon Müll. Arg.(Flacourtiaceae). Acta Botanica Neerlandica, 24(2), 229-236.
  3. ^ a b c Missouri Botanical Garden. (n.d.-e). Phyllobotryon Müll. Arg. Tropicos. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from http://legacy.tropicos.org/Name/40007585
  4. ^ a b c 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
  5. ^ a b c Phyllobotryon J. Müller Arg., 1864. (n.d.). Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera (IRMNG). Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1363588
  6. ^ Phyllobotryon | International Plant Names Index. (n.d.). Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://www.ipni.org/n/15787-1
  7. ^ "Salicaceae Mirb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 19 November 2024.