''Maclurodendron'' is a plant
genus in the family
Rutaceae. It was first described in 1982 by
Thomas Gordon Hartley.
It consists of six evergreen
tree species in particular native to
Vietnam,
China
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,
Peninsular Malaysia, and
Borneo. They are
dioecious
Dioecy (; ; adj. dioecious , ) is a characteristic of a species, meaning that it has distinct individual organisms (unisexual) that produce male or female gametes, either directly (in animals) or indirectly (in seed plants). Dioecious reproductio ...
. The leaves are opposite and the leave blade is 1-foliolate. The
inflorescences can be axillary, thyrsoid or racemose. The four
sepals are connated on the basis. The four
petal
Petals are modified Leaf, leaves that surround the reproductive parts of flowers. They are often advertising coloration, brightly colored or unusually shaped to attract pollinators. All of the petals of a flower are collectively known as the ''c ...
s are imbricated in the
bud. The eight
stamen
The stamen (plural ''stamina'' or ''stamens'') is the pollen-producing reproductive organ of a flower. Collectively the stamens form the androecium., p. 10
Morphology and terminology
A stamen typically consists of a stalk called the filame ...
s are distinct. The opposite sepals are almost as long as the petals which are in male and in female flowers.
Species
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Maclurodendron magnificum
''Maclurodendron'' is a plant genus in the family Rutaceae. It was first described in 1982 by Thomas Gordon Hartley.
It consists of six evergreen tree species in particular native to Vietnam, China, Peninsular Malaysia, and Borneo. They ar ...
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Maclurodendron obovatum
''Maclurodendron'' is a plant genus in the family Rutaceae. It was first described in 1982 by Thomas Gordon Hartley.
It consists of six evergreen tree species in particular native to Vietnam, China, Peninsular Malaysia, and Borneo. They ar ...
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Maclurodendron oligophlebium
''Maclurodendron'' is a plant genus in the family Rutaceae. It was first described in 1982 by Thomas Gordon Hartley.
It consists of six evergreen tree species in particular native to Vietnam, China, Peninsular Malaysia, and Borneo. They ar ...
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Maclurodendron parviflorum
''Maclurodendron parviflorum'' is a species of plant in the family Rutaceae. It is a tree endemic to Borneo where it is confined to Sarawak.
References
Sources
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parviflorum
Endemic flora of Borneo
Trees of Borneo
Flora of Sarawak ...
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Maclurodendron porteri
''Maclurodendron porteri'' is a tree in the family Rutaceae.
Description
''Maclurodendron porteri'' grows up to tall with a trunk diameter of up to . The fruits are roundish to ovoid and measure up to in diameter. The wood is locally used in ...
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Maclurodendron pubescens
''Maclurodendron pubescens'' is a species of plant in the family Rutaceae. It is a tree endemic to Borneo where it is confined to Sabah.
References
pubescens
Endemic flora of Borneo
Trees of Borneo
Flora of Sabah
Vulnerable plants ...
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''Maclurodendron obovatum'', ''Maclurodendron oligophlebium'', and ''Maclurodendron porteri'' were formerly classified by
Joseph Dalton Hooker and
Elmer Drew Merrill into the genus ''
Acronychia''. ''Maclurodendron pubescens'' and ''Maclurodendron parviflorum'' are listed as
vulnerable
Vulnerable may refer to:
General
* Vulnerability
* Vulnerability (computing)
* Vulnerable adult
* Vulnerable species
Music
Albums
* ''Vulnerable'' (Marvin Gaye album), 1997
* ''Vulnerable'' (Tricky album), 2003
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in the
IUCN Red List.
References
External links
Description of the genus MaclurodendronTwig and leaf illustration of Maclurodendron porteri
Zanthoxyloideae genera
Dioecious plants
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