Phyllobotryon is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Salicaceae native to the region spanning from Nigeria to Tanzania and Angola.
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.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 The type species is Phyllobotryon spathulatum Müll.Arg. It was originally placed in the family Flacourtiaceae Rich. ex DC.,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=1363588Phyllobotryon | International Plant Names Index. (n.d.). Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://www.ipni.org/n/15787-1 which is now included within the family Salicaceae Mirb. Several orthographical variants exist (e.g., Phyllobotryum and Phyllobotrion). The accepted spelling is Phyllobotryon.Missouri Botanical Garden. (n.d.-e). Phyllobotryon Müll. Arg. Tropicos. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from http://legacy.tropicos.org/Name/40007585 Species It has 5 species: Phyllobotryon bracteatum Phyllobotryon lebrunii Phyllobotryon maikoense Phyllobotryon paradoxum Phyllobotryon spathulatum
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