Mathurina is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Passifloraceae. The only species is Mathurina penduliflora.[1]
M. penduliflora is a tree native to the Rodrigues Island.[1] It grows 4 - 12 meter talls, young leaves are linear, mature leaves are obovate, and it has white hairless homostylous flowers.[2][3] Heterophylly has been recorded in the genus.[4]
Isolation of tetraphyllin B and volkenin from M. penduliflora support its classification as a member of Turneroideae.[5]
Mathurina is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Passifloraceae. The only species is Mathurina penduliflora.
M. penduliflora is a tree native to the Rodrigues Island. It grows 4 - 12 meter talls, young leaves are linear, mature leaves are obovate, and it has white hairless homostylous flowers. Heterophylly has been recorded in the genus.
Isolation of tetraphyllin B and volkenin from M. penduliflora support its classification as a member of Turneroideae.
1879 diagram of M. penduliflora
