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
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Subfamily: Grewioideae
Genus: Eleutherostylis
Burret
Species:
E. renistipulata
Binomial name
Eleutherostylis renistipulata
Burret

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

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  1. ^ "Eleutherostylis Burret | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Eleutherostylis renistipulata Burret | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1845337315.