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Medusagyne oppositifolia, the
jellyfish tree, is a
species of tree
endemic to the
island of Mahé, of the Seyc****es. It is the only
member of the genus...
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ribbed in
Medusagyne and Quiinoideae;
unribbed in Ochnoideae.
Carpels completely fused or
nearly separate; 2-15, or up to 25 in
Medusagyne.
Style apical...
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endemic plants found only in Seyc****es, such as the
critically endangered Medusagyne oppositifolia (the
jellyfish tree), the
carnivorous Nepenthes pervillei...
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rediscovered three years later.
Jellyfish tree (
Medusagyne oppositifolia), the only
member of the
genus Medusagyne, of the
family Ochnaceae;
thought extinct...
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including the coco de mer (Lodoicea maldivica), and the
jellyfish tree (
Medusagyne oppositifolia). Mahé is the
largest and
tallest island in Seyc****es,...
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locations on Mahé. This
strange and
ancient plant, in a
genus of its own,
Medusagyne seems to
reproduce only in
cultivation and not in the wild.
Other unique...
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Poeciloneuron pauciflorum Tovomita aequatoriensis Asteropeia amblyocarpa Medusagyne oppositifolia,
Jellyfish tree
Ochna rufescens Ouratea elegans Rhaptopetalum...
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primary forest with few exotics.
Endemic species include the very rare
Medusagyne oppositifolia and
Vateriopsis seyc****arum, the
commoner Dillenia ferruginea...
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Liliaceae Liliales St G
Medicago Gr**** and
Latin name
Fabaceae Fabales St G
Medusagyne Medusa (a
mythological monster) +
female parts Ochnaceae Malpighiales...
