Marijordaania

Marijordaania
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Celastrales
Family:	Celastraceae
Genus:	Marijordaania; A.E.van Wyk & R.G.C.Boon
Species:	M. filiformis
Binomial name
	Marijordaania filiformis; (Davison) A.E.van Wyk & R.G.C.Boon
Synonyms
	Gymnosporia filiformis Davison; “Maytenus sp"; “Maytenus sp. A” sensu Van Wyk non Schmidt;

Marijordaania filiformis is a species of shrub or small trees belonging to the family Celastraceae.^[1]^[2] It is the only species of the genus Marijordaania.^[1]^[2] The species is said to thrive in the undergrowth of Scarp Forest and is considered relatively rare.^[1]^[2] It is also confidently known only from KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape Provinces of South Africa.^[1]^[2] It is proposed as Endangered based on its preliminary conservation assessment.^[1]^[2] When found in the wild, they're red with white edges and a green center. They're also found with a few flowers and few fruit and not linked to any season, as they're almost always fertile in any time of the year.^[1]^[2]

Etymology

The genus is named after Dr. Marie Jordaan as recognition of her significant contributions in the taxonomy of South African flora, particularly in the Celastraceae family.^[1]^[2]

Vernacular names

The species is known as red-flowered false silkybark and red-flowered silkybark in English, while it is known as rooiblomvalssybas and rooiblomsybas in Afrikaans.^[1]^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Pskhun (2024-03-01). "Species New to Science: [Botany • 2024] Marijordaania filiformis (Celastraceae: Cassinoideae) • A New monotypic Genus from South Africa". Species New to Science. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Wyk, Abraham E. van; Boon, Richard G. C. (2024-02-28). "Marijordaania (Celastraceae: Cassinoideae), a new monotypic genus from South Africa". Plant Ecology and Evolution. 157 (1): 100–112. doi:10.5091/plecevo.116544. ISSN 2032-3921.

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[novataxa_marijordaania-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Pskhun (2024-03-01). "Species New to Science: [Botany • 2024] Marijordaania filiformis (Celastraceae: Cassinoideae) • A New monotypic Genus from South Africa". Species New to Science. Retrieved 2024-03-02.

[plecevo_marijordaania-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Wyk, Abraham E. van; Boon, Richard G. C. (2024-02-28). "Marijordaania (Celastraceae: Cassinoideae), a new monotypic genus from South Africa". Plant Ecology and Evolution. 157 (1): 100–112. doi:10.5091/plecevo.116544. ISSN 2032-3921.

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