Biology:Mathurina

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Mathurina
Mathurina penduliflora, Conservatoire botanique national de Brest 03.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Passifloraceae
Subfamily: Turneroideae
Genus: Mathurina
Balf.f.
Species:
M. penduliflora
Binomial name
Mathurina penduliflora
Balf.f.

Mathurina is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Passifloraceae. The only species is Mathurina penduliflora.[1]

Mathurina penduliflora is a tree native to the Rodrigues Island.[1] It grows 4 - 12 meters tall, young leaves are linear, mature leaves are obovate, and it has white hairless homostylous flowers.[2][3] Heterophylly has been recorded in the genus.[4]

Isolation of tetraphyllin B and volkenin from M. penduliflora support its classification as a member of Turneroideae.[5]

1879 diagram of M. penduliflora

References

Wikidata ☰ Q10327370 entry