Macrothumia

Macrothumia kuhlmannii is a species of trees native to Bahia, Espírito Santo, and Minas Gerais states of Brazil and is the only member of the genus Macrothumia.[1][2] Formerly classified in the genus Banara in the family Flacourtiaceae, phylogenetic analyses based on DNA data indicate that this species, along with its close relatives in Ahernia, Hasseltia, and Pleuranthodendron are better placed in a broadly circumscribed Salicaceae.[2][3][4] Macrothumia differs from its close relatives in having a congested fascicle- or umbel-like inflorescence and a large (>3 cm diameter) fruit. The genus name is derived from the Greek word μακροθυμία, which means long-suffering and enduring patience.

Macrothumia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Rosids
Order:
Malpighiales
Family:
Salicaceae
Subfamily:
Salicoideae
Genus:
Macrothumia

M.H.Alford
Species:
M. kuhlmannii
Binomial name
Macrothumia kuhlmannii
(Sleumer) M.H.Alford

References
  1. Sleumer, Hermann (1980). "Flacourtiaceae". Flora Neotropica. 22: 1–499.
  2. Alford, Mac (2006). "Nomenclatural innovations in neotropical Salicaceae". Novon. 16 (3): 293–298. doi:10.3417/1055-3177(2006)16[293:niins]2.0.co;2.
  3. Alford, Mac (2008). "Revision of Neosprucea (Salicaceae)". Systematic Botany Monographs. 85: 1–62.
  4. Chase, Mark W.; Sue Zmarzty; M. Dolores Lledó; Kenneth J. Wurdack; Susan M. Swensen; Michael F. Fay (2002). "When in doubt, put it in Flacourtiaceae: a molecular phylogenetic analysis based on plastid rbcL DNA sequences". Kew Bulletin. 57 (1): 141–181. doi:10.2307/4110825. JSTOR 4110825.
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