Mastixia
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Mastixia is a genus of about 19 species of resinous evergreen trees, usually placed in the family Cornaceae
. Its range extends from India through Southeast Asia and New Guinea to the Solomon Islands. Mastixia species have alternate or opposite simple broad leaves, many-flowered inflorescence
s, and blue to purple drupaceous
fruits.
The classification of Mastixia is inconsistent due to continuing investigation into its phylogenetic relationships. Although generally placed in Cornaceae, it has also been associated with the family Nyssaceae
, when that family is removed from Cornaceae. Mastixia is also sometimes separated, along with the genus Diplopanax
, into the family Mastixiaceae .
Cornaceae
Cornaceae is a cosmopolitan family of flowering plants in the order Cornales. It contains approximately 110 species, mostly trees and shrubs, which may be deciduous or evergreen. Members of this family usually have opposite or alternate simple leaves, four- or five-parted flowers clustered in...
. Its range extends from India through Southeast Asia and New Guinea to the Solomon Islands. Mastixia species have alternate or opposite simple broad leaves, many-flowered inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
s, and blue to purple drupaceous
Drupe
In botany, a drupe is a fruit in which an outer fleshy part surrounds a shell of hardened endocarp with a seed inside. These fruits develop from a single carpel, and mostly from flowers with superior ovaries...
fruits.
The classification of Mastixia is inconsistent due to continuing investigation into its phylogenetic relationships. Although generally placed in Cornaceae, it has also been associated with the family Nyssaceae
Nyssaceae
Nyssaceae is a small family of flowering trees closely related to and often included within the dogwood family . Nyssaceae commonly includes the following genera:...
, when that family is removed from Cornaceae. Mastixia is also sometimes separated, along with the genus Diplopanax
Diplopanax
Diplopanax is a genus of flowering trees usually placed in the family Cornaceae. Its two known extant species inhabit the wet tropical mountains of Vietnam and southern China. They are broad-leaved evergreen trees with woody fruits and white or yellow flowers.Diplopanax was originally described...
, into the family Mastixiaceae .
Species
(This list may be incomplete)- Mastixia arboreaMastixia arboreaMastixia arborea is a species of plant in the Cornaceae family. It is found in India and Sri Lanka.-References:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
, C.B.ClarkeCharles Baron ClarkeCharles Baron Clarke was a British botanist.He was born at Andover, the eldest son of Turner Poulter Clarke. He was educated at King's College School, London, and at Trinity and Queens' Colleges, Cambridge.... - Mastixia glaucaMastixia glaucaMastixia glauca is a species of plant in the Cornaceae family. It is endemic to Malaysia.-References:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
, C. Matthew - Mastixia macrocarpaMastixia macrocarpaMastixia macrocarpa is a species of plant in the Cornaceae family. It is found in Malaysia and the Philippines.-References:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
, Matthew - Mastixia macrophyllaMastixia macrophyllaMastixia macrophylla is a species of plant in the Cornaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.-References:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
, Kosterm.André Joseph Guillaume Henri KostermansDr. André Joseph Guillaume Henri 'Doc' Kostermans was a botanist. He was born in Purworejo, Java, Dutch East Indies, and educated at Utrecht University, taking his doctoral degree in 1936 with a paper on Surinamese Lauraceae.He spent most of his professional life studying the plants of... - Mastixia nimaliMastixia nimaliMastixia nimali is a species of plant in the Cornaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.-References:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
, Kosterm.André Joseph Guillaume Henri KostermansDr. André Joseph Guillaume Henri 'Doc' Kostermans was a botanist. He was born in Purworejo, Java, Dutch East Indies, and educated at Utrecht University, taking his doctoral degree in 1936 with a paper on Surinamese Lauraceae.He spent most of his professional life studying the plants of... - Mastixia tetrandraMastixia tetrandraMastixia tetrandra is a species of plant in the Cornaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.Oval leaves.Make resins.Smooth bark.Wood is red in caller,hevy.-References:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
, (WightRobert WightRobert Wight was a Scottish surgeon and botanist who spent 30 years in India. He studied botany in Edinburgh under John Hope. He was the director of the Botanic Garden in Madras. He made use of local artists to make illustrations of the plants around him...
ex Thwaites) C.B. Clarke