Mathurina

Mathurina penduliflora is the sole member of the monotypic genus Mathurina, of flowering plants.[1]

Mathurina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Passifloraceae
Subfamily: Turneroideae
Genus: Mathurina
Balf.f.
Species:
M. penduliflora
Binomial name
Mathurina penduliflora
Balf.f.

Description

Mathurina penduliflora is a tree native to the Rodrigues Island.[1]

Morphology

It grows 4 - 12 meters tall, young leaves are linear, mature leaves are obovate, and it has white hairless homostylous flowers.[2][3] Heterophylly has been recorded in the genus.[4]

Taxonomy

Isolation of tetraphyllin B and volkenin from M. penduliflora support its classification as a member of Turneroideae.[5]

Distribution

M. penduliflora is only found on the Rodrigues Island.[1]

Conservation status

As of 2024, M. penduliflora has not been given a conservation status.

References
  1. "Mathurina Balf.f. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  2. "Order Malpighiales". taxateca.com. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
  3. Shore, Joel S.; Arbo, Maria M.; Fernández, Aveliano (2006). "Breeding system variation, genetics and evolution in the Turneraceae". New Phytologist. 171 (3): 539–551. doi:10.1111/j.1469-8137.2006.01807.x. hdl:11336/41821. ISSN 0028-646X. PMID 16866957.
  4. Balfour, Is. Bayley (1897). Botany of Rodriguez. p. 321. doi:10.1098/rstl.1879.0035. S2CID 186212545.
  5. Wellendorph, Petrine; Clausen, Vicki; Jørgensen, Lise Bolt; Jaroszewski, Jerzy W (2001). "Cyclopentanoids of Mathurina penduliflora". Biochemical Systematics and Ecology. 29 (6): 649–651. doi:10.1016/S0305-1978(00)00091-0. PMID 11336813.
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