Clematoclethra

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Actinidiaceae
Genus: Clematoclethra
Species: C. scandens
Name

Clematoclethra (Franch.) Maxim., Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 11: 36. (1889)

monotypic taxon

Synonyms

Basionym
Clethra sect. Clematoclethra Franch., Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. sér. 2, 10: 53. (1888)

References

Maximowicz, C.J. 1889. Trudy Imperatorskago S.-Peterburgskago Botaniceskago Sada. Acta Horti Petropolitani 11: 36.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Clematoclethra in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 13. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Clematoclethra. Published online. Accessed: May 13 2022.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Clematoclethra. .

Clematoclethra is a genus of plants in the family Actinidiaceae. It contains about 20 species and is endemic to subtropical and temperate regions of central and western China.[1] Monophyly of the group is supported by genetic evidence and also evidence based on the cell biology of members of the genus.[1] Monophyly of the genus is also supported by micromorphological characters of foliar trichomes and by phylogenetic analysis, although the exact evolutionary relationships of this genus with the other two genera of the Actinidiaceae, the Actinidia and the Saurauia, are not well understood.[2]

The floral characteristics of the Clematoclethra are similar to the other members of the Actinidiaceae. The main floral differences between the Clematoclethra and the other members of the Actinidiaceae are that members of the Clematoclethra have 10 stamens instead of numerous stamens, and have a united, hollow, and fluted style as compared to a free style that the other members of the Actinidiaceae have.[3] Clematoclethra has been described as being dioecious[1] or having bisexual flowers in the literature.[4]
References

He, Zi-Can; Li, Jian-Qiang; Cai, Qing; Wang, Qing (2005). "The cytology of Actinidia, Saurauia, and Clematoclethra(Actinidiaceae)". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 147 (3): 369–374. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2005.00372.x.
He, Zican; Zhang, Xiaoyan; Zhong, Yang; Ye, Li (2000). "Phylogenetic relationships of Actinidia and related genera based on micromorphological characters of foliar trichomes". Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 47 (6): 627–639. doi:10.1023/A:1026572524970.
Keller, Jennifer A.; Herendeen, Patrick S.; Crane, Peter R. (1996). "Fossil flowers and fruits of the Actinidiaceae from the Campanian (Late Cretaceous) of Georgia". American Journal of Botany. 83 (4): 528–541. doi:10.1002/j.1537-2197.1996.tb12733.x.
"Clematoclethra in Flora of China @ efloras.org". eFloras.org Home. Retrieved 2021-08-26.