Martellidendron is a genus of flowering plants in the family Pandanaceae, native to the Seychelles and Madagascar.[1] They resemble palms, but are not closely related to palms. The genus Martellidendron, was previously recognized as a section of the genus Pandanus in 1951 by Rodolfo Emilio Giuseppe Pichi-Sermolli,[2] Then as a subgenus in 1974.[3] It was finally separated out in 2003 on the basis of phylogenetic studies that used chloroplast DNA sequence data.[1]

Martellidendron
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Pandanales
Family: Pandanaceae
Genus: Martellidendron
(Martelli) Callm. & Chassot
Species

See text

The genus name of Martellidendron is in honour of Ugolino Martelli (1860–1934), who was an Italian botanist, biologist, and mycologist,[4] plus dendron the Greek word for "tree".

The genus was circumscribed by Martin Wilhelm Callmander and Philippe Chassot in Taxon vol.52 (Issue 4) on page 755-762 in 2003.[5]

Morphology

edit

Martellidendron plants are dioecious, that is, the male and female flowers are on separate plants. The male flowers have many stamens (as many as 100[1]), and grow in an inflorescence that consists of spikes surrounded by bracts.[1] As the female flowers mature, they merge into an oblong or spherical multiple fruit.[1] An individual fruit is a drupe with two chambers.[1]

Species

edit

Martellidendron comprises six species;[1][5]

References

edit
  1. ^ a b c d e f g Callmander, M.W.; Chassot, P.; Küpfer, P.; Lowry, P.P. (2003). "Recognition of Martellidendron, a new genus of Pandanaceae, and its biogeographic implications". Taxon. 52 (4): 747–762. doi:10.2307/3647349. JSTOR 3647349.
  2. ^ "Pandanus sect. Martellidendron | International Plant Names Index". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Pandanus subgen. Martellidendron | International Plant Names Index". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  4. ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Martellidendron (Pic.Serm.) Callm. & Chassot | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
edit