Spathelia simplex

Spathelia simplex
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Spathelia
Species:
S. simplex
Binomial name
Spathelia simplex
Synonyms[1]
  • Spathe simplex (L.) Crantz
  • Spathelia sorbifolia L.

Spathelia simplex, commonly called mountain pride or maypole tree, is a "palmoid" or "corner model tree" of the rainforest of Jamaica. It is in the citrus family (Rutaceae).[2] Although the unbranched trunk may be up to 15 m (49 ft) in height, it is rarely over 8 cm (3.1 in) diameter at breast height.[3] It is a monocarpic species (flowers and fruits once, then dies) producing a huge terminal thyrse of red flowers up to 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) high by up to 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) in width;[4] exceeded only by Harmsiopanax ingens and Sohnreyia excelsa. The once-pinnate leaves are up to 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) long.

References

  1. ^ a b "Spathelia simplex L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
  2. ^ Wilson, Percy (1911). "Notes on Rutaceae—VI. Species of Spathelia". Torreya. 11 (12). Torrey Botanical Society: 262–264. ISSN 0096-3844. JSTOR 40595161. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  3. ^ Menninger, Edwin A Hon.D.Sc. (1967). Fantastic Trees. New York: Viking Press. p. 166.
  4. ^ Cowan, Richard S.; Brizicky, George K. (30 April 1960). "Taxonomic Relationships of Diomma". Memoirs of the New York Botanic Garden. 10 (2): 64.
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