Phyllobotryon spathulatum

Phyllobotryon spathulatum
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
Genus: Phyllobotryon
Species:
P. spathulatum
Binomial name
Phyllobotryon spathulatum
Müll.Arg.
Synonyms[1]
  • Phyllobotryon basiflorum Gilg
  • Phyllobotryon breviflorum Gilg ex Engl.
  • Phyllobotryon soyauxianum Baill.
  • Phyllobotryon zenkeri Gilg
  • Phylloclinium soyauxianum Baill. ex Warb.

Phyllobotryon spathulatum is a species of tree in the family Salicaceae native to Cameroon, Gabon, and Nigeria.[1]

Description

Detail of Phyllobotryon spathulatum Müll.Arg. flower

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

  1. ^ a b c "Phyllobotryon spathulatum Müll.Arg". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  2. ^ Menninger, Edwin A. Fantastic Trees. New York: The Viking Press. pp. 52, 264 and photo p. 47.
  3. ^ "Phyllobotryon spathulatum Müll.Arg". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  4. ^ 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. ^ Bos, J. J. (1975). On Phyllobotryon Müll. Arg.(Flacourtiaceae). Acta Botanica Neerlandica, 24(2), 229-236.
  6. ^ Missouri Botanical Garden. (n.d.-e). Phyllobotryon Müll. Arg. Tropicos. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from http://legacy.tropicos.org/Name/40007585
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