Phyllobotryon Explained

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

Vegetative characteristics

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

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.

Taxonomy

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

Species

It has 5 species:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Phyllobotryon Müll.Arg. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 19 May 2021 . en.
  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. 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
  4. Phyllobotryon | International Plant Names Index. (n.d.). Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://www.ipni.org/n/15787-1
  5. 30002644-2 . Salicaceae Mirb. . 19 November 2024.
  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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