Eleutherostylis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae.[1] It only contains one species, Eleutherostylis renistipulata Burret [2] It is within the Grewioideae Tribe.[3]
| Eleutherostylis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Eleutherostylis Burret |
It is native to New Guinea.[2]
The genus name of Eleutherostylis is derived from the Greek Eleutheria meaning free and also stylus meaning style. The Latin specific epithet of renistipulata is a combination of two words, reni meaning kidney-shaped, from renes, and stipule, a small appendage at the base of leaves.[4] It was first described and published in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem Vol.9 on page 629 in 1926.[2]
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