Eliea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Hypericaceae |
Tribe: | Cratoxyleae |
Genus: |
Eliea Cambess. |
Species: | E. articulata
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Binomial name | |
Eliea articulata (Lam.) Cambess.
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Synonyms [1] [2] | |
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Eliea is a genus of flowering plants, shrubs or small trees, in the St. Johnswort family, Hypericaceae. It comprises a single species, Eliea articulata, which is endemic to Madagascar. [1]
The genus was named in honor of M. Elie de Beaumont. [3] Eliea articulata was originally described as Hypericum articulatum Lam. in 1797. [4] It was renamed Eliea articulata in 1830, published in the Annales des Sciences Naturelles. [5]
It is a small shrub growing up to 10 ft (3.0 m) in height with jointed branches and opposite leaves. [3] The flowers have five petals, numerous stamens, and three styles. [3]
Eliea brevistyla and Eliea majorifolia are considered synonyms in Kew's Plants of the World Online and the Tropicos Catalogue of the Plants of Madagascar. [1] [6]
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Eliea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Hypericaceae |
Tribe: | Cratoxyleae |
Genus: |
Eliea Cambess. |
Species: | E. articulata
|
Binomial name | |
Eliea articulata (Lam.) Cambess.
[1]
| |
Synonyms [1] [2] | |
Genus
Species
|
Eliea is a genus of flowering plants, shrubs or small trees, in the St. Johnswort family, Hypericaceae. It comprises a single species, Eliea articulata, which is endemic to Madagascar. [1]
The genus was named in honor of M. Elie de Beaumont. [3] Eliea articulata was originally described as Hypericum articulatum Lam. in 1797. [4] It was renamed Eliea articulata in 1830, published in the Annales des Sciences Naturelles. [5]
It is a small shrub growing up to 10 ft (3.0 m) in height with jointed branches and opposite leaves. [3] The flowers have five petals, numerous stamens, and three styles. [3]
Eliea brevistyla and Eliea majorifolia are considered synonyms in Kew's Plants of the World Online and the Tropicos Catalogue of the Plants of Madagascar. [1] [6]
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
link)