Definitions for jellyfish tree
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1. jellyfish treenoun

   A rare tree, Medusagyne oppositifolia, indigenous to the island of Mahé in the Seychelles.

2. Etymology: From jellyfish and tree; so called because the gynoecium of its flower resembles the tentacles of a jellyfish.

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1. jellyfish tree

   Medusagyne oppositifolia, the jellyfish tree, is a species of tree endemic to the island of Mahé, of the Seychelles. It is the only member of the genus Medusagyne of the tropical tree and shrub family Ochnaceae. The plant, thought to be extinct until a few individuals were found in the 1970s, gets its common name from the distinctive jellyfish-like shape of its dehisced fruit.

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1. Jellyfish Tree

   Medusagyne oppositifolia, the jellyfish tree, is a critically endangered and unusual tree endemic to the island of Mahé, of the Seychelles. It is the only member of the Medusagyne genus of the Ochnaceae family of tropical trees and shrubs. The plant, thought to be extinct until a few individuals were found in the 1970s, is named for the unique Jellyfish-like shape of its flowers. They are small trees which can reach up to 10 metres tall and have a dense rounded crown of foliage. The bark is dark and has many distinctive, deep fissures. The leaves are shiny and leathery in appearance with a slightly scalloped edge; they turn bright red with age. Leaves are up to 8 cm in length. The small white flowers are difficult to see amongst the dense foliage; male and bisexual flowers are carried on the drooping inflorescence. The generic name Medusagyne was given to the plant by John Gilbert Baker who thought that the gynoecium of the flower resembles the head of Medusa from Greek mythology. Baker did not have the dehisced fruit, which resembles a larval hydrozoan or jellyfish, so he did not base the generic name on this resemblance; the vernacular name, jellyfish tree, was applied later possibly based on the appearance of the dehisced fruit and the coincidence that the word medusa is also used to describe the free-floating umbrella-shaped form of jellyfish. This plant exhibits many adaptations to dry climate, strange on a moist archipelago. It can withstand drought, and its seeds disperse by the wind. This suggests it has Gondwanan origins. The fruits are green and rounded; the outer coat becomes reddish-brown with maturity and then dries, exposing the seeds within, which are then distributed by the wind.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of jellyfish tree in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of jellyfish tree in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
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   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jellyfish_Tree
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