Bernoullia is a genus of tropical trees in the mallow family, Malvaceae. It was established by English botanist Daniel Oliver in 1873. There are three accepted species, which occur from Mexico to Colombia.[2]
Bernoullia | |
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Bernoullia flammea at Naples Botanical Garden, Florida | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Malvaceae |
Subfamily: | Bombacoideae |
Genus: | Bernoullia Oliv.[1] |
Species | |
Synonyms | |
Bernullia Neck. |
Nuclear DNA studies suggest that Bernoullia and the genera Gyranthera and Huberodendron form a sister clade to a core Bombacoideae clade.[3] Members of this genus have indehiscent fruits — that is, they do not split open when ripe to release their seeds. The staminal filaments of the flowers are fused into a tube, with the unstalked anthers located near the tube's apex. The pollen is somewhat triangular in shape, with furrows and/or pores on the surface.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Genus: Bernoullia Oliv". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Bernoullia Oliv". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ a b Duarte, Marília C.; Esteves, Gerleni L.; Salatino, Maria Luiza F.; Walsh, Karen C. & Baum, David A. (July 2011). "Phylogenetic Analyses of Eriotheca and Related Genera (Bombacoideae, Malvaceae)". Systematic Botany. 36 (3): 690–701. doi:10.1600/036364411X583655. JSTOR 23028986. S2CID 84654212.