''Mortoniodendron'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s belonging to the family

Malvaceae Malvaceae (), or the mallows, is a family of flowering plants estimated to contain 244 genera with 4225 known species. Well-known members of economic importance include Theobroma cacao, cacao, Cola (plant), cola, cotton, okra, Hibiscus sabdariffa, ...

. Its native range is southern Mexico to Colombia. It is also found in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panamá. Fossils indicate that it has been in its present range since the

Miocene The Miocene ( ) is the first epoch (geology), geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma). The Miocene was named by Scottish geologist Charles Lyell; the name comes from the Greek words (', "less") and (', "new") and mea ...

Eocene The Eocene ( ) is a geological epoch (geology), epoch that lasted from about 56 to 33.9 million years ago (Ma). It is the second epoch of the Paleogene Period (geology), Period in the modern Cenozoic Era (geology), Era. The name ''Eocene'' comes ...

-aged pollen from Europe and Southern China attributable to the genus indicate a wider distribution in the Northern Hemisphere in the past. The genus name of ''Mortoniodendron'' is in honour of

Conrad Vernon Morton Conrad Vernon Morton (24 October 1905 – 29 July 1972) was an American botanist, who did notable writings on ferns. He was also a specialist in Gesneriaceae and Solanaceae for the Smithsonian Institution from 1928. In 1938, botanists Standl. & S ...

(1905–1972), an American botanist who did notable writings on Ferns. It was first described and published in Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Series 17 on page 411 in 1938.

Known species

According to Kew: *'' Mortoniodendron abelianum'' *'' Mortoniodendron anisophyllum'' *'' Mortoniodendron apetalum'' *'' Mortoniodendron cauliflorum'' *'' Mortoniodendron costaricense'' *'' Mortoniodendron guatemalense'' *'' Mortoniodendron hirsutum'' *'' Mortoniodendron longipedunculatum'' *'' Mortoniodendron membranaceum'' *'' Mortoniodendron ocotense'' *'' Mortoniodendron palaciosii'' *''

Mortoniodendron pentagonum ''Mortoniodendron'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae. Its native range is southern Mexico to Colombia. It is also found in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panamá. Fossils indica ...

'' *'' Mortoniodendron ruizii'' *'' Mortoniodendron sulcatum'' *'' Mortoniodendron uxpanapense'' *'' Mortoniodendron vestitum''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q10332556 Tilioideae Malvaceae genera Plants described in 1938 Flora of Mexico Flora of Central America Flora of Colombia