Martellidendron | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Pandanales |
Family: | Pandanaceae |
Genus: | Martellidendron (Martelli) Callm. & Chassot |
Species | |
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Martellidendron is a genus of flowering plants in the family Pandanaceae, native to the Seychelles and Madagascar.[1] They resemble palms, but are not closely related to palms. The genus Martellidendron, was previously recognized as a section of the genus Pandanus in 1951 by Rodolfo Emilio Giuseppe Pichi-Sermolli,[2] Then as a subgenus in 1974.[3] It was finally separated out in 2003 on the basis of phylogenetic studies that used chloroplast DNA sequence data.[1]
The genus name of Martellidendron is in honour of Ugolino Martelli (1860–1934), who was an Italian botanist, biologist, and mycologist,[4] plus dendron the Greek word for "tree".
The genus was circumscribed by Martin Wilhelm Callmander and Philippe Chassot in Taxon vol.52 (Issue 4) on page 755-762 in 2003.[5]
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