Eleutherostylis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae.[1] It only contains one species, Eleutherostylis renistipulata Burret.[2] It is within the Grewioideae subfamily.[3]
| Eleutherostylis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Subfamily: | Grewioideae |
| Genus: | Eleutherostylis Burret |
| Species: | E. renistipulata
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| Binomial name | |
| Eleutherostylis renistipulata Burret
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It is native to New Guinea.[2]
The genus name of Eleutherostylis is derived from the Greek Eleutheria meaning free and also stylus meaning style. The Latin specific epithet of renistipulata is a combination of two words, reni meaning kidney-shaped, from renes, and stipule, a small appendage at the base of leaves.[4] It was first described and published in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem Vol.9 on page 629 in 1926.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Eleutherostylis Burret | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "Eleutherostylis renistipulata Burret | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ Brunken, Ulrike; Muellner, Alexandra N. (July–September 2012). "A New Tribal Classification of Grewioideae (Malvaceae) Based on Morphological and Molecular Phylogenetic Evidence". Systematic Botany. 37 (3): 699–711. doi:10.1600/036364412X648670. S2CID 86578401.
- ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1845337315.