Sohnreyia excelsa
Sohnreyia excelsa, synonym Spathelia excelsa,[1] commonly called the maypole tree, is one of a genus of palmoid trees (architecturally palm-like in gross form) belonging to the citrus family (Rutaceae). It is native to the Amazon basin, and was discovered in 1911 by botanical explorer Dr. Ernst H.G. Ule.[2] S. excelsa is a monocarp producing an immense thyrse 10 ft (3.0 m) high and about 12 ft (3.7 m) wide; the second largest inflorescence of any dicot (after Harmsiopanax ingens). The palmlike leaves are once-pinnate and up to 8 ft (2.4 m) in length.[3]
| Sohnreyia excelsa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Sohnreyia |
| Species: | S. excelsa |
| Binomial name | |
| Sohnreyia excelsa K.Krause[1] | |
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References
- "Sohnreyia excelsa K.Krause". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
- Pilger, Robert (April 4, 1914). "Plantae Uleanae". Notizblatt des Botanische Gartens und Museums zu Berlin. 6 (55): 148.
- Cowan, Richard E.; Brizicky, George K. (April 30, 1960). "Taxonomic Relations of Diomma". Memoirs of the New York Botanic Garden. 10 (2): 64.
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