| Eleutherostylis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Subfamily: | Grewioideae |
| Genus: | Eleutherostylis Burret |
| Species: | E. renistipulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Eleutherostylis renistipulata Burret | |
Eleutherostylis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae. It only contains one species, Eleutherostylis renistipulata Burret. It is within the Grewioideae subfamily.
It is native to New Guinea.
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. It was first described and published in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem Vol.9 on page 629 in 1926.
References
- "Eleutherostylis Burret | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ "Eleutherostylis renistipulata Burret | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- Brunken, Ulrike; Muellner, Alexandra N. (July–September 2012). "A New Tribal Classification of Grewioideae (Malvaceae) Based on Morphological and Molecular Phylogenetic Evidence". Systematic Botany. 37 (3): 699–711. doi:10.1600/036364412X648670. S2CID 86578401.
- Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1845337315.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Eleutherostylis | |
| Eleutherostylis renistipulata |
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