Eliea
Eliea is a genus of flowering plants, shrubs or small trees, in the St. Johnswort family, Hypericaceae. It comprises a single species, Eliea articulata, which is endemic to Madagascar.[1]
| Eliea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Hypericaceae |
| Genus: | Eliea Cambess. |
| Species: | E. articulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Eliea articulata (Lam.) Cambess.[1] | |
| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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The genus was named in honor of M. Elie de Beaumont.[3] Eliea articulata was originally described as Hypericum articulatum Lam. in 1797.[4] It was renamed Eliea articulata in 1830, published in the Annales des Sciences Naturelles.[5]
It is a small shrub growing up to 10 ft (3.0 m) in height with jointed branches and opposite leaves.[3] The flowers have five petals, numerous stamens, and three styles.[3]
Eliea brevistyla and Eliea majorifolia are considered synonyms in Kew's Plants of the World Online and the Tropicos Catalogue of the Plants of Madagascar.[1][6]
References
- "Eliea articulata (Lam.) Cambess". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- CJB, CJB, DSIC, Cyrille Chatelain -. "CJB - African plant database - Detail". www.ville-ge.ch. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
- Don, G.; Miller, P. (1831). A General System of Gardening and Botany: Founded Upon Miller's Gardener's Dictionary, and Arranged According to the Natural System. C. J. G. and F. Rivington.
- "Hypericum articulatum Lam". ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- "Eliea articulata (Lam.) Cambess". ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- "Eliea Cambess". www.tropicos.org. Tropicos Catalogue of the Plants of Madagascar. Retrieved 2 January 2019.