Biology:Phyllobotryon

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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.[2]

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.[3][2]

Taxonomy

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

Species

It has 5 species:[1]

  • Phyllobotryon bracteatum (Lecomte) Hul
  • Phyllobotryon lebrunii Staner
  • Phyllobotryon maikoense Bamps & Lejoly
  • Phyllobotryon paradoxum (Baill.) Hul
  • Phyllobotryon spathulatum Müll.Arg.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Phyllobotryon Müll.Arg. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:15787-1. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Bos, 1975
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Missouri Botanical Garden. (n.d.-e). Phyllobotryon Müll. Arg. Tropicos. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from http://legacy.tropicos.org/Name/40007585
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 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." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/30002644-2. Retrieved 19 November 2024. 

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