Martellidendron
| Martellidendron | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Pandanales |
| Family: | Pandanaceae |
| Genus: | Martellidendron (Pic.Serm.) Callm. & Chassot[1][2] |
| Species | |
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Martellidendron is a genus of flowering plants in the family Pandanaceae, native to the Seychelles and Madagascar.[1][3] They bear a slight resemblance to palms, but are not closely related to them. Martellidendron was previously recognized as a section of the genus Pandanus in 1951 by Rodolfo Emilio Giuseppe Pichi-Sermolli,[4] then as a subgenus in 1974.[5] It was finally promoted to generic status in 2003 on the basis of phylogenetic studies that used chloroplast DNA sequence data.[3]
The genus name of Martellidendron is in honour of Ugolino Martelli (1860–1934), who was an Italian botanist, biologist, and mycologist,[6] 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.[1]
Morphology
Martellidendron plants are dioecious, that is, the male and female flowers are on separate plants. The male flowers have many stamens (as many as 100[3]), and grow in an inflorescence that consists of spikes surrounded by bracts.[3] As the female flowers mature, they merge into an oblong or spherical multiple fruit.[3] An individual fruit is a drupe with two chambers.[3]
Species
Martellidendron comprises six species;[1][3]
- Martellidendron androcephalanthos (Martelli) Callm. & Chassot
- Martellidendron cruciatum (Pic.Serm.) Callm. & Chassot
- Martellidendron gallinarum (Callm.) Callm.
- Martellidendron hornei (Balf.f.) Callm. & Chassot
- Martellidendron karaka (Martelli) Callm.
- Martellidendron kariangense (Huynh) Callm.
References
- ^ a b c d "Martellidendron (Pic.Serm.) Callm. & Chassot | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
- ^ "Martellidendron (Pic.Serm.) Callm. & Chassot". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g Callmander, M.W.; Chassot, P.; Küpfer, P.; Lowry, P.P. (2003). "Recognition of Martellidendron, a new genus of Pandanaceae, and its biogeographic implications". Taxon. 52 (4): 747–762. doi:10.2307/3647349. JSTOR 3647349.
- ^ "Pandanus sect. Martellidendron Pic.Serm., Mém. Inst. Sci. Madagascar, Sér. B, Biol. Vég. 3(1): 20 (1951) (1951)". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- ^ "Pandanus subgen. Martellidendron (Pic.Serm.) B.C.Stone, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 94(4): 512 (1974)". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved 27 January 2022.