Medusagyne
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Medusagyne oppositifolia, the jellyfish tree, is a species of tree endemic to the island of Mahé, of the Seychelles. It is the only member of the genus Medusagyne of the tropical tree and shrub family Ochnaceae. The plant, thought to be extinct until a few individuals were found in the 1970s, gets its common name from the distinctive jellyfish-like shape of its dehisced fruit.[1]
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Jellyfish tree | |
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Flower buds, open flowers and the medusa-like dehisced fruit (below) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Ochnaceae |
Subfamily: | Medusagynoideae Reveal |
Genus: | Medusagyne Baker |
Species: | M. oppositifolia |
Binomial name | |
Medusagyne oppositifolia | |
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