View source for Clusia ← Clusia You do not have permission to edit this page, for the following reason: The action you have requested is limited to users in the group: Users. You can view and copy the source of this page. {{Treatment/ID |accepted_name=Clusia |accepted_authority=Linnaeus |publications={{Treatment/Publication |title=Sp. Pl. |place=1: 509. 1753 |year=1753 }}, {{Treatment/Publication |title=Gen. Pl. ed. |place=5, 225. 1754 |year=1754 }} |common_names=Balsam - or monkey-apple |basionyms= |synonyms= |hierarchy=Clusiaceae;Clusia |hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Clusiaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Clusia]]</div></div> |etymology=For Charles l’Écluse, 1525 – 1609, Flemish botanist |volume=Volume 6 |mention_page= |treatment_page=page 67 }}<!-- --><span class="statement" id="st-d0_s0" data-properties="whole_organism habitat;whole_organism habitat;whole_organism reproduction;whole_organism growth form;whole_organism habitat;whole_organism habitat;whole_organism reproduction;whole_organism growth form;sap coloration"><b>Shrubs </b>or trees [lianas], sometimes epiphytic or epilithic with adventitious-roots, sometimes polygamodioecious, sap yellowish [white].</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s1" data-properties="stem shape"><b>Stems </b>terete [4-lined].</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s2" data-properties="leaf architecture"><b>Leaves </b>petiolate [sessile];</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s3" data-properties="petiole shape">petiole planoconvex to terete;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s4" data-properties="blade texture;blade texture;margin shape or vernation;margin architecture or shape;vein arrangement">blade leathery or fleshy, margins sometimes revolute, venation pinnate, glandular canals crossing veins.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s5" data-properties="inflorescence architecture"><b>Inflorescences </b>1–3-flowered;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s6" data-properties="bract quantity">bracts 2–6.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s7" data-properties="flower shape;flower shape"><b>Flowers </b>stellate or cupuliform;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s8" data-properties="sepal atypical quantity;sepal quantity;margin architecture or shape;gland arrangement or course or shape;gland prominence">sepals 4 [–6], margins entire, glands linear, often obscure;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s9" data-properties="petal atypical quantity;petal atypical quantity;petal quantity;petal arrangement;petal arrangement;petal coloration;petal architecture or shape;margin coloration">petals [4–] 6 (–8) [–10], imbricate or decussate, white, turning pink to brown [red, yellow], margins entire, glands linear, laminar;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s10" data-properties="">[staminate flowers: stamens distinct or connate, pistillodes present or absent];</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s11" data-properties="gland arrangement or course or shape;gland position;gland reproduction;flower architecture;stamen fusion;annulus reproduction">bisexual or pistillate flowers sometimes with ring of ± connate stamens or staminodes or sterile annulus;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s12" data-properties="stigma arrangement">stigmas radiating.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s13" data-properties="capsule architecture;capsule texture;capsule texture"><b>Capsules </b>[4–] 6–9 (–12) -valved, leathery or fleshy.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s14" data-properties="aril coloration;aril position;aril position"><b>Seeds:</b> aril red, basal or ± enveloping seed.</span><!-- -->{{Treatment/Body |distribution=Fla.;Mexico;West Indies;Central America;South America |discussion=<p>A report of Clusia flava Jacquin from the Florida Keys (J. K. Small 1913c) was apparently erroneous.</p><!-- --><p>Species 150+ (1 in the flora).</p> |tables= |references= }}<!-- --><!-- -->{{#Taxon: name=Clusia |authority=Linnaeus |rank=genus |parent rank=family |synonyms= |basionyms= |family=Clusiaceae |distribution=Fla.;Mexico;West Indies;Central America;South America |reference=None |publication title=Sp. Pl.;Gen. Pl. ed. |publication year=1753;1754 |special status= |source xml=https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V6/V6_108.xml |genus=Clusia |annulus reproduction=sterile |aril coloration=red |aril position=more or less enveloping seed;basal |blade texture=fleshy;leathery |bract quantity=2;6 |capsule architecture=[4-]6-9(-12)-valved |capsule texture=fleshy;leathery |flower architecture=pistillate |flower shape=cupuliform;stellate |gland arrangement or course or shape=linear;linear |gland position=laminar |gland prominence=obscure |gland reproduction=bisexual |inflorescence architecture=1-3-flowered |leaf architecture=petiolate |margin architecture or shape=entire;pinnate |margin coloration=pink;brown |margin shape or vernation=revolute |petal architecture or shape=entire |petal arrangement=decussate;imbricate |petal atypical quantity=6;8 |petal coloration=white |petal quantity=6 |petiole shape=planoconvex;terete |sap coloration=yellowish |sepal atypical quantity=4;6 |sepal quantity=4 |stamen fusion=connate |stem shape=terete |stigma arrangement=radiating |vein arrangement=crossing |whole_organism growth form=tree;shrub |whole_organism habitat=epilithic;epiphytic;epilithic;epiphytic |whole_organism reproduction=polygamodioecious;polygamodioecious }}<!-- -->[[Category:Treatment]][[Category:Clusiaceae]] Templates used on this page: Template:Clusiaceae (view source) Template:Treatment/AuthorLink (view source) Template:Treatment/Body (view source) Template:Treatment/Body/Maps (view source) Template:Treatment/ID (view source) Template:Treatment/Publication (view source) Return to Clusia.