Eriolaena

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Eriolaena
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Eriolaena quinquelocularis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Subfamily: Dombeyoideae
Genus: Eriolaena
DC. (1823)[1]
Species

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Synonyms[1]
  • Dendroleandria Arènes (1956)
  • Eriochlaena (orth. var.)
  • Helmiopsiella Arènes (1956)
  • Helmiopsis H.Perrier (1945)
  • Jackia Spreng. nom. illeg.
  • Microchlaena Wall ex Wight & Arn. (1833), nom. superfl.
  • Schillera Rchb. (1828)
  • Wallichia DC. (1823) (non Roxb.: preoccupied)

Eriolaena is a genus of flowering plants. Traditionally included in the family Sterculiaceae, it is included now in the recently expanded Malvaceae.[2] The genus is distributed in Asia and eastern Africa, from southern China through Indochina to India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Madagascar, and coastal Mozambique.[1][3][4]

These plants are trees or shrubs. They usually have single or paired white or yellow flowers, but some species have larger inflorescences. The fruit is a hard capsule with winged seeds.[3] The winged seeds make the genus distinctive in its family.[5]

The former Madagascan genera Helmiopsiella and Helmiopsis are now considered synonyms of Eriolaena.[1] These genera were named in honour of C. Helm, German clergyman in Berlin and amateur botanist.[6]

Species

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27 species are currently accepted.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Eriolaena DC.. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  2. ^ Hinsley, S. R. (2007). Synonymy of Malvaceae.
  3. ^ a b Eriolaena. Flora of China. eFloras.
  4. ^ a b Dorr LJ, Wurdack KJ (2018) A new disjunct species of Eriolaena (Malvaceae, Dombeyoideae) from Continental Africa.
  5. ^ The Eriolaena Page. Malvaceae.info.
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