Gesnouinia

Gesnouinia is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Urticaceae (the nettle family). Two species are accepted by The Plant List as of October 2014:[2]

Gesnouinia
Gesnouinia arborea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Urticaceae
Genus: Gesnouinia
Gaudich.[1]

Description

Gesnouinia species are shrubs with monoecious flowers (i.e. separate "male" and "female" flowers on the same plant). Two staminate ("male") flowers and one carpellate ("female") flower are grouped in each bract (involucre), which are then clustered into a panicle. The male flowers have a calyx made up of four sepals and four stamens. The female flowers have an included ovary and a short style.[3]

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References

  1. "IPNI Plant Name Query Results for Gesnouinia", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2014-10-10
  2. Search for "Gesnouinia", The Plant List, retrieved 2014-10-10
  3. Bramwell, David & Bramwell, Zoë (2001). Wild Flowers of the Canary Islands. Madrid, España: Editorial Rueda. p. 109. ISBN 84-7207-129-4.


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