Marianthus

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Campanulids
Ordo: Apiales

Familia: Pittosporaceae
Genus: Marianthus
Species: M. aquilonaris – M. bicolor – M. bignoniaceus – M. candidus – M. coeruleopunctatus – M. drummondianus – M. dryandra – M. erubescens – M. granulatus – M. microphyllus – M. mollis – M. ringens – M. sylvaticus – M. tenuis
Name

Marianthus Hügel, Enum. Pl. [Endlicher] 8. (1837)

Type species: Marianthus candidus Hügel, Enum. Pl. [Endlicher] 8. (1837)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Calopetalon J.Drumm. ex Harv.
Cyathomiscus Turcz.
Oncosporum Putt.

References

Hügel, C.A.A. von 1837. Enumeratio Plantarum quas in Novae Hollandiae ora austro-occidentali ... de Hügel 8.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Marianthus in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb. 6. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Marianthus. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 6 2022.
Tropicos.org 2022. Marianthus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 6 Feb. 2022.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Marianthus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Marianthus is a genus of flowering plants within the family Pittosporaceae.

The genus was originally established in 1837 by Endlicher. It was resurrected from synonymy in 2004 by Lindy Cayzer and Mike Crisp.[1]

The species, which are all endemic to Australia, include:[2]

Marianthus aquilonaris N.Gibson & Wege
Marianthus angustifolius Putt.
Marianthus bicolor (Putt.) F. Muell. - Painted Marianthus
Marianthus bignoniaceus F.Muell. - Orange Bell-climber
Marianthus candidus Hügel - White Marianthus
Marianthus coelestis Putt.
Marianthus coeruleopunctatus Klotzsch - Blue-spotted Marianthus
Marianthus cuneatus Müll.Berol.
Marianthus drummondianus (Putt.) Benth.
Marianthus dryandra L.W.Cayzer & Crisp
Marianthus erubescens Putt.
Marianthus granulatus (Turcz.) Benth.
Marianthus microphyllus (Turcz.) Benth.
Marianthus mollis (E.M. Benn.) L.W. Cayzer & Crisp - Hairy-fruited Billardiera
Marianthus paralius L.W.Cayzer & Crisp
Marianthus ringens (J. Drumm. ex Harv.) F. Muell.
Marianthus sylvaticus L.W.Cayzer & Crisp
Marianthus tenuis Benth.

References

Cayzer, Lindy; Crisp, Mike (2004). "Reinstatement and revision of the genus Marianthus (Pittosporaceae)". Australian Systematic Botany. 17 (1): 127–44. doi:10.1071/SB03029.
"Marianthus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 5 January 2011.