Martellidendron
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Pandanales |
| Family: | Pandanaceae |
| Genus: | Martellidendron (Martelli) Callm. & Chassot |
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Martellidendron is a genus of flowering plants in the family Pandanaceae, native to the Seychelles and Madagascar.[1] They resemble palms, but are not closely related to palms. The genus Martellidendron, previously recognized as a section of the genus Pandanus, was separated in 2003 on the basis of phylogenetic studies that used chloroplast DNA sequence data.[1]
Martellidendron comprises seven species.[1]
Morphology
Martellidendron plants are dioecious, that is, the male and female flower are on separate plants. The male flowers have many stamens (as many as 100).[1] and grow in an inflorescence that consists of spikes surrounded by bracts.[1] As the female flowers mature, they merge into an oblong or spherical multiple fruit.[1] An individual fruit is a drupe with two chambers.[1]
Species
- Martellidendron androcephalanthos (Martelli) Callm. & Chassot, Taxon 52: 756 (2003).
- Martellidendron cruciatum (Pic.Serm.) Callm. & Chassot, Taxon 52: 756 (2003).
- Martellidendron gallinarum (Callm.) Callm., Taxon 52: 756 (2003).
- Martellidendron hornei (Balf.f.) Callm. & Chassot, Taxon 52: 756 (2003).
- Martellidendron karaka (Martelli) Callm., Taxon 52: 756 (2003).
- Martellidendron kariangense (Huynh) Callm., Taxon 52: 756 (2003).
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Callmander, M.W.; Chassot, P.; Küpfer, P.; Lowry, P.P. (2003). "Recognition of Martellidendron, a new genus of Pandanaceae, and its biogeographic implications". Taxon. 52 (4): 747–762. doi:10.2307/3647349.