Mastixia

Mastixia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Cornales
Family:	Cornaceae
Genus:	Mastixia

Mastixia is a genus of about 19 species of resinous evergreen trees, usually placed in the family Cornaceae. Its range extends from India through Southeast Asia and New Guinea to the Solomon Islands^[1]. Mastixia species have alternate or opposite simple broad leaves, many-flowered inflorescences, and blue to purple drupaceous fruits.

The classification of Mastixia is inconsistent due to continuing investigation into its phylogenetic relationships. Although generally placed in Cornaceae, it has also been associated with the family Nyssaceae, when that family is removed from Cornaceae^[2]. Mastixia is also sometimes separated, along with the genus Diplopanax, into the family Mastixiaceae ^[2].

Species

(This list may be incomplete)

• Mastixia arborea, C.B.Clarke
• Mastixia glauca, C. Matthew
• Mastixia macrocarpa, Matthew
• Mastixia macrophylla, Kosterm.
• Mastixia nimali, Kosterm.
• Mastixia tetrandra, (Wight ex Thwaites) C.B. Clarke

References

1. ^ Kubitzki, K. (2004). Cornaceae. In The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants Volume 6: Flowering Plants: Dicotyledons: Celastrales, Oxidales, Rosales, Cornales, Ericales (Kubitzki, ed.). Springer-Verlag, New York.
2. ^ ^{a b} Fan, C. Z., and Xiang, Q. Y. (2003). Phylogenetic analyses of Cornales based on 26S rRNA and combined 26S rDNA-matK-rbcL sequence data. American Journal of Botany 90, 1357-1372.