Eriolaena

Eriolaena is a genus of flowering plants. Traditionally included in the family Sterculiaceae, it is included now in the recently expanded Malvaceae.[1] The genus is distributed in Asia.[2]

Eriolaena
Eriolaena quinquelocularis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Subfamily: Dombeyoideae
Genus: Eriolaena
DC.
Species

See text

Synonyms[1]

Eriochlaena (orth. var.)
Gumsia (orth. var.)
Jackia Spreng. nom. illeg.
Microchlaena Wight & Arn.
Microlaena Wall.
Schillera Reichb.
Wallichia DC. (non Roxb.: preoccupied)

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.[2] The winged seeds make the genus distinctive in its family.[3]

There are 8 to 10 species in the genus.[3]

Species include:[4]

  • Eriolaena affinis
  • Eriolaena candollei
  • Eriolaena glabrescens
  • Eriolaena hookeriana
  • Eriolaena kwangsiensis
  • Eriolaena lushingtonii
  • Eriolaena quinquelocularis
  • Eriolaena spectabilis
  • Eriolaena stocksii
  • Eriolaena wallichii

References
  1. Hinsley, S. R. (2007). Synonymy of Malvaceae.
  2. Eriolaena. Flora of China. eFloras.
  3. The Eriolaena Page. Malvaceae.info.
  4. Eriolaena. The Plant List.



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