Trochetiopsis
| Trochetiopsis | |
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| Trochetiopsis erythroxylon only survives in horticulture at present | |
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| Flower of Trochetiopsis ebenus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Subfamily: | Dombeyoideae |
| Genus: | Trochetiopsis Wessel Marais (1929- ), 1981 |
| Species | |
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Trochetiopsis × benjaminii | |
The
There is evidence from fossil pollen that the Trochetiopsis lineage has been on Saint Helena since the late Miocene (some 9.5 million years).[1]
Description
The species of this genus were formerly included in the genus
The wood of all the species is attractively coloured and is used in island inlay work.
Phylogeny
Trochetiopsis is closely related to the genera
Species
There are three species (two living, one extinct), and one named hybrid:
- Trochetiopsis erythroxylon. Extinct in the wild
- Trochetiopsis ebenus. The St Helena ebony (critically endangered in the wild).
- Trochetiopsis melanoxylon - Extinct.
- Trochetiopsis × benjaminii (T. erythroxylon × T. ebenus).
See also
- Flora of St Helena
Footnotes
References
- Marais, W. (1981) Trochetiopsis (Sterculiaceae), a new genus from St Helena. Kew Bulletin 36(3): 645–646. HTML abstract
- Cronk, Q.C.B. (1995): The endemic Flora of St Helena. Anthony Nelson Ltd, Oswestry.
- Cronk, Q.C.B. (1990): The history of the endemic flora of St Helena: late Miocene Trochetiopsis-like pollen from St Helena and the origin of Trochetiopsis. New Phytologist 114: 159–165.