Eleutherostylis Explained

Eleutherostylis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae.[1] It only contains one species, Eleutherostylis renistipulata Burret.[2] It is within the Grewioideae subfamily.[3]

It is native to New Guinea.

The genus name of Eleutherostylis is derived from the Greek Eleutheria meaning free and also stylus meaning style.The Latin specific epithet of renistipulata is a combination of two words, reni meaning kidney-shaped, from renes, and stipule, a small appendage at the base of leaves.[4] It was first described and published in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem Vol.9 on page 629 in 1926.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eleutherostylis Burret Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 15 May 2021 . en.
  2. Web site: Eleutherostylis renistipulata Burret Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 27 September 2021 . en.
  3. Brunken . Ulrike . Muellner . Alexandra N. . A New Tribal Classification of Grewioideae (Malvaceae) Based on Morphological and Molecular Phylogenetic Evidence . Systematic Botany . July–September 2012 . 37 . 3 . 699–711. 10.1600/036364412X648670 . 86578401 .
  4. Book: Harrison, Lorraine . RHS Latin for Gardeners . 2012 . Mitchell Beazley . United Kingdom . 978-1845337315 .

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