Phyllobotryon spathulatum explained

Phyllobotryon spathulatum is a species of tree in the family Salicaceae native to Cameroon, Gabon, and Nigeria.^[1]

Description

The species grows to about 12feet in height. Its leaves are uncommonly large and grow to 40inches long by 7inches wide. It is especially noted for its flowers, which grow in several evenly-spaced clusters along the midrib of the leaves.^[2] It is believed that an inflorescence has become fused to the midrib, as in the lindens (Tilia spp). The small red flowers are trimerous, with 3 sepals, 3 petals a pistil with 3 stigmata and about thirty stamens.^[3]

Taxonomy

It was published by Johannes Müller Argoviensis in 1864.^[4] It is the type species of its genus.^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. 354893-1 . Phyllobotryon spathulatum Müll.Arg. . 19 November 2024.
2. Book: Menninger, Edwin A. . Fantastic Trees . New York . The Viking Press . 52, 264 and photo p. 47 .
3. Web site: Phyllobotryon spathulatum Müll.Arg. . Plants of the World Online. October 7, 2021.
4. 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
5. Bos, J. J. (1975). On Phyllobotryon Müll. Arg.(Flacourtiaceae). Acta Botanica Neerlandica, 24(2), 229-236.
6. Missouri Botanical Garden. (n.d.-e). Phyllobotryon Müll. Arg. Tropicos. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from http://legacy.tropicos.org/Name/40007585