Medusagynoideae

Medusagyne oppositifolia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Ochnaceae
Subfamilia: Medusagynoideae
Genus: Medusagyne

Name

Medusagynoideae Reveal, Phytoneuron 2012-33: 2. 2012.

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Medusagynaceae Engl. & Gilg in Engl., Syllabus (ed. 9 & 10): 280. 1924, nom. cons.
    • Type genus: Medusagyne Baker, Fl. Mauritius: 16. 1877.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Western Indian Ocean Seychelles. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Engler, A. 1924. Syllabus der Pflanzenfamilien, 9. & 10. Aufl. XLII+420 pp. Borntraeger, Berlin. Reference page. 
• Reveal, J.L. 2012. Newly required infrafamilial names mandated by changes in the Code of Nomenclature For Algae, Fungi, and Plants. Phytoneuron 2012-33: 1–32. PDF Reference page. 

Additional references

• Fay, M.F., Swensen, S.M. & Chase, M.W. 1997. Taxonomic affinities of Medusagyne oppositifolia (Medusagynaceae). Kew Bulletin 52: 111–120. JSTOR Reference page. 
• Schneider, J.V., Bissiengou, P., Amaral, M.C.E., Ali, T., Fay, M.F., Thines, M., Sosef, M.S.M., Zizka, G. & Chatrou, L.W. 2014. Phylogenetics, ancestral state reconstruction, and a new infrafamilial classification of the pantropical Ochnaceae (Medusagynaceae, Ochnaceae s.str., Quiinaceae) based on five DNA regions. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 78: 199–214. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2014.05.018 ResearchGate Reference page. 
• Schneider, J.V., Jungcurt, T., Cardoso, D., Amorim, A.M., Töpel, M., Andermann, T., Poncy, O., Berberich, T. & Zizka, G. 2021. Phylogenomics of the tropical plant family Ochnaceae using targeted enrichment of nuclear genes and 250+ taxa. Taxon 70(1): 48-71. DOI: 10.1002/tax.12421 Reference page. 

Links

• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Medusagynaceae in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2019-02-02.
• Stevens, P.F. 2001 onwards. Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 14, July 2017 [and more or less continuously updated since]. Online. Reference page.  2019 February 02