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Gynotroches
Sign in to saveGynotroches is a monotypic genus of trees in the family Rhizophoraceae. It contains the single species Gynotroches axillaris. The generic name ' is from the Greek meaning "woman wheel", referring to the shape of the stigma. The specific epithet ' is from the Latin, referring to the axillary position of the flowers.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMalpighiales
- FamilyRhizophoraceae
General: and the western Pacific; Gynotroches axillaris Blume is found in both New
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 162
- With media
- 135
- Family
- Rhizophoraceae
- Collections
- A, GH
- Recorded in
- Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines
Wikidata facts
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- Parent taxon
- Rhizophoraceae
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Gynotroches is a monotypic genus of trees in the family Rhizophoraceae. It contains the single species Gynotroches axillaris. The generic name ' is from the Greek meaning "woman wheel", referring to the shape of the stigma. The specific epithet ' is from the Latin, referring to the axillary position of the flowers.
==Description== Gynotroches axillaris grows as a tree up to tall with a trunk diameter of up to . Its smooth bark is grey to blackish. The flowers are greenish white. The roundish fruits are green, turning red to black, and measure up to in diameter.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gynotroches” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.