Mediusella

Last updated

Mediusella
Annales du Muse colonial de Marseille (1907-1954) (18405078792).jpg
Mediusella arenaria
Scientific classification Red Pencil Icon.png
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Sarcolaenaceae
Genus: Mediusella
(Cavaco) Hutch. [1]

Mediusella is a genus of flowering plant belonging to the Sarcolaenaceae family, endemic to Madagascar. [2]

Species

Two species are recognized: [1] [3]

Related Research Articles

<i>Mediusella arenaria</i> Species of tree

Mediusella arenaria is a tree in the family Sarcolaenaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar.

Mediusella bernieri is a plant in the family Sarcolaenaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar.

<i>Xerochlamys</i>

Xerochlamys is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Sarcolaenaceae. The species are all endemic to Madagascar.

Xerochlamys coriacea is a tree in the family Sarcolaenaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar.

<i>Xerochlamys elliptica</i> Species of tree

Xerochlamys elliptica is a tree in the family Sarcolaenaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar.

Xerochlamys itremoensis is a shrub in the family Sarcolaenaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar.

Xerochlamys tampoketsensis is a tree in the family Sarcolaenaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar.

Xerochlamys undulata is a shrub in the family Sarcolaenaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar.

Rhodolaena is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Sarcolaenaceae. The species are all endemic to Madagascar. The monophyly of the genus is unresolved.

Rhodolaena acutifolia is a plant in the family Sarcolaenaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar. The specific epithet acutifolia is from the Latin meaning "sharp-leafed".

Rhodolaena altivola is a tree in the family Sarcolaenaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar. The naturalist and explorer Alfred Russel Wallace described it as "among the most magnificent flowering plants in the world".

Rhodolaena bakeriana is a tree in the family Sarcolaenaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar.

Rhodolaena coriacea is a tree in the family Sarcolaenaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar. The specific epithet coriacea is from the Latin meaning "leathery", referring to the leaves.

Rhodolaena humblotii is a plant in the family Sarcolaenaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar.

Rhodolaena leroyana is a plant in the family Sarcolaenaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar. The specific epithet is for the botanist Jean-François Leroy.

Rhodolaena macrocarpa is a tree in the family Sarcolaenaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar. The specific epithet macrocarpa is from the Latin meaning "large-fruited".

Schizolaena elongata is a tree in the family Sarcolaenaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar.

Schizolaena charlotteae is a plant in the family Sarcolaenaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar. The specific epithet is for the botanist Charlotte Rajeriarson of the University of Antananarivo.

Schizolaena parvipetala is a plant in the family Sarcolaenaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar. The specific epithet parvipetala is from the Latin meaning "small flowers".

Eremolaena darainensis is a tree in the family Sarcolaenaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar. It is named for its native commune of Daraina.

References

  1. 1 2 "Mediusella". Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar. Missouri Botanical Garden . Retrieved 18 Oct 2016– via Tropicos.org.
  2. ↑ "Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar".
  3. ↑ Hong-Wa, Cynthia (2009). "Endemic families of Madagascar. XII. Resurrection and taxonomic revision of the genera Mediusella (Cavaco) Hutchinson and Xerochlamys Baker (Sarcolaenaceae)" (PDF). Adansonia. 3. Paris: Publications Scientifiques du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. 31 (2): 315–319. Retrieved 18 Oct 2016.


Annales du Muse colonial de Marseille (1907-1954) (18405078792).jpg

This Sarcolaenaceae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.