''Mastixia'' is a genus of about 19 species of resinous evergreen trees, usually placed in the family
Cornaceae
The Cornaceae are a cosmopolitan family of flowering plants in the order Cornales. The family contains approximately 85 species in two genera, ''Alangium'' and ''Cornus''. They are mostly trees and shrubs, which may be deciduous or evergreen, alt ...
. 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
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. Morphologically, it is the modified part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed o ...
s, and blue to purple
drupaceous fruits.
The classification of ''Mastixia'' is inconsistent due to continuing investigation into its
phylogenetic
In biology, phylogenetics (; from Greek φυλή/ φῦλον [] "tribe, clan, race", and wikt:γενετικός, γενετικός [] "origin, source, birth") is the study of the evolutionary history and relationships among or within groups o ...
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
''Diplopanax'' is a genus of flowering trees placed in the family Cornaceae or Nyssaceae. 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 ...
'', into the family Mastixiaceae.
Fruits of this genus are common
Paleocene
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fossils.
Species
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World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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'' and ''
The Plant List
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'' recognise about 30 accepted
taxa (of species and infraspecific names).
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Mastixia arborea
''Mastixia arborea'' is a species of plant in the Nyssaceae family. It is found in India and Sri Lanka.
References
Mastixia, arborea
Least concern plants
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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subsp. ''macrophylla''
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subsp. ''meziana''
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Mastixia caudatilimba
''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 opp ...
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Mastixia congylos
''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 opp ...
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Mastixia cuspidata
''Mastixia cuspidata'' is a tree in the family Nyssaceae. The specific epithet ' is from the Latin meaning "sharp-pointed", referring to the leaf apex.
Description
''Mastixia cuspidata'' grows as a tree measuring up to tall with a trunk diamete ...
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Mastixia eugenioides
''Mastixia eugenioides'' is a tree in the family Nyssaceae. The specific epithet ' is from the Latin and refers to the resemblance of the leaves to those of the genus ''Eugenia''.
Description
''Mastixia eugenioides'' grows as a tree measuring up ...
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Mastixia euonymoides
''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 opp ...
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Mastixia glauca
''Mastixia glauca'' is a tree in the family Nyssaceae. The specific epithet ' is from the Greek meaning "bluish-grey", referring to the colour of the leaf underside.
Description
''Mastixia glauca'' grows as a tree measuring up to tall with a tr ...
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Mastixia kaniensis
''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 opp ...
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subsp. ''ledermannii''
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Mastixia macrocarpa
''Mastixia macrocarpa'' is a tree in the family Nyssaceae. The specific epithet ' is from the Greek meaning "large fruit".
Description
''Mastixia macrocarpa'' grows as a tree measuring up to tall with a trunk diameter of up to . The pale green ...
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Mastixia macrophylla
''Mastixia macrophylla'' is a species of plant in the Nyssaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=I ...
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Mastixia microcarpa
''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 opp ...
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Mastixia montana
''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 opp ...
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Mastixia nimali
''Mastixia nimali'' is a species of plant in the Nyssaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO () ...
i'' (''M. nimali'' in IUCN
)
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Mastixia octandra
''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 opp ...
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Mastixia parviflora
''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 opp ...
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Mastixia pentandra
''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 opp ...
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subsp. ''cambodiana''
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subsp. ''chinensis''
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subsp. ''philippinensis''
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subsp. ''scortechinii''
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Mastixia rostrata
''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 opp ...
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subsp. ''caudatifolia''
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Mastixia tetrandra
''Mastixia tetrandra'' is a species of plant in the Nyssaceae family. It is Endemism, endemic to Sri Lanka where it is known as දියතලිය (diyathaliya) by local people.
References
Endemic flora of Sri Lanka
Mastixia, tetrand ...
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Mastixia tetrapetala
''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 opp ...
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Mastixia trichophylla
''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 opp ...
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Mastixia trichotoma
''Mastixia trichotoma'' is a tree in the family Nyssaceae. The specific epithet ' is from the Greek meaning 'three parts', referring to the three-branched inflorescence.
Description
''Mastixia trichotoma'' grows as a tree measuring up to tall w ...
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var. ''clarkeana''
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var. ''korthalsiana''
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var. ''maingayi''
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var. ''rhynchocarpa''
References
Cornales genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Taxa named by Carl Ludwig Blume
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