Medusagyne

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Ochnaceae
Subfamilia: Medusagynoideae
Genus: Medusagyne

Overview of species

M. oppositifolia

Source(s) of checklist:
List based on accepted species according to Fay et al. (1997).

Name

Medusagyne Baker, Fl. Mauritius: 16(–17). 1877.

Type species: Medusagyne oppositifolia Baker, Fl. Mauritius: 17. 1877.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Western Indian Ocean Seychelles. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Baker, J.G. 1877. Order XIII. Ternstroemiaceae. Pp. 16–17 in Flora of Mauritius and the Seychelles: a description of the flowering plants and ferns of those islands. L. Reeve & Co., London. BHL, Internet Archive Gallica Reference page.

Additional references

Fay, M.F., Swensen, S.M. & Chase, M.W. 1997. Taxonomic affinities of Medusagyne oppositifolia (Medusagynaceae). Kew Bulletin 52(1): 111–120. JSTOR Reference page.

Links

International Plant Names Index. 2019. Medusagyne. Published online. Accessed: 01 February 2019.
Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Medusagyne in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2019 February 01.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Medusagyne.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Medusagyne in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2019-02-01.
Hassler, M. 2019. Medusagyne. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 February 01. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 40015516. 01. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: February 2019 40015516.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Quallenbaum
English: Jellyfish tree, Jellyfish Tree
فارسی: درخت عروس دریایی
suomi: Meduusapuu
한국어: 해파리나무
русский: Медузагина
Tiếng Việt: Cây sứa
中文: 水母柱树

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