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medusagyne wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 description 2 classification 3 habitat 4 threats 5 conservation 6 references 7 external links toggle the table of contents medusagyne 5 languages català español français русский türkçe edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikimedia commons wikispecies wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia redirected from jellyfish tree genus of trees jellyfish tree flower buds open flowers and the medusa like dehisced fruit below conservation status critically endangered iucn 3 1 1 scientific classification kingdom plantae clade tracheophytes clade angiosperms clade eudicots clade rosids order malpighiales family ochnaceae subfamily medusagynoideae reveal genus medusagyne baker species m oppositifolia binomial name medusagyne oppositifolia baker mahé home of jellyfish trees 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 1 description edit they are small trees which can reach up to 15 m 49 ft tall and have a dense rounded crown of foliage 2 the bark is dark and has many distinctive deep fissures 2 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 3 1 in in length 2 the small white flowers are difficult to see amongst the dense foliage male and bisexual flowers are carried on the drooping inflorescence 2 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 this dehiscing fruit consists of a single whorl of up to 25 carpels 3 4 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 5 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 6 the fruit is 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 2 classification edit the genus medusagyne is in the family ochnaceae e g in the angiosperm phylogeny group classification though it is sometimes in the monogeneric family medusagynaceae the small tropical american family quiinaceae is also included in this broad concept of ochnaceae 7 habitat edit the tree inhabits exposed granite slopes at present all locations are within 2 km 1 2 mi of the sea 2 threats edit the jellyfish tree presents a conundrum in that the seeds seem unable to germinate in the wild no young plants have been observed in the natural stands 8 successful cultivation in botanic gardens has occurred in very humid conditions but high humidity is unlikely in the exposed habitat where these trees are found in the wild 8 it has been suggested that jellyfish trees have been lost from the more appropriate habitat of moist forests through competition with other species and climate change they are also prone to wildfires invasive species and not having enough space to grow 1 8 conservation edit four populations of jellyfish tree are known at bernica mont sebert mont copolia and mont jasmin on mahé 9 three of the existing populations bernica mont copolia and mont jasmin are protected within the morne seychellois national park 8 although seedlings have been grown in a number of botanic gardens many problems remain and a conservation priority must be further researched into the reproductive biology of this intriguing species before any effective action plan for its future can be devised 8 references edit this article incorporates text from the arkive fact file jellyfish tree medusagyne oppositifolia under the creative commons attribution sharealike 3 0 unported license and the gfdl 1 2 3 matatiken d huber m j ismail s 2011 medusagyne oppositifolia the iucn red list of threatened species 2011 iucn e t37781a10072208 doi 10 2305 iucn uk 2011 2 rlts t37781a10072208 en retrieved 3 january 2018 1 2 3 4 5 6 wise r 1998 a fragile eden new jersey princeton university press heywood prof v h 1978 flowering plants of the world new york mayflower books p 82 hutchinson john 1959 families of flowering plants volume one dicots cambridge england clarendon press p 280 robertson ann rosemary wise and frank white 1989 medusagyne oppositifolia curtis s botanical magazine 6 166 171 doi 10 1111 j 1467 8748 1989 tb00650 x kingdon jonathan 1989 island africa the evolution of africa s rare plants and animals princeton new jersey princeton university press pp 42 43 isbn 0 691 08560 9 fay m f swensen s m chase m w 1997 taxonomic affinities of medusagyne oppositifolia kew bulletin 52 111 120 1 2 3 4 5 gerlach j 1997 seychelles red data book seychelles the nature protection trust of the seychelles meriton jean sharon bonnelame betymie the jellyfish tree a rare species from seychelles could soon display in scotland seychelles news agency archived from the original on 23 january 2025 retrieved 8 august 2025 cite web cs1 maint bot original url status unknown link external links edit medusagynaceae in l watson and m j dallwitz 1992 onwards the families of flowering plants descriptions illustrations identification information retrieval dressler s schmidt m zizka g 2014 medusagyne african plants a photo guide frankfurt main forschungsinstitut senckenberg taxon identifiers medusagyne wikidata q13073459 wikispecies medusagyne col 5mjs eol 52201422 eppo 1mdgg gbif old 3880529 grin 7370 inaturalist 185924 ipni 39080 1 irmng 1040221 ncbi 58878 open tree of life 288530 powo urn lsid ipni org names 39080 1 tropicos 40015516 wfo wfo 4000023451 medusagyne oppositifolia wikidata q1071431 wikispecies medusagyne oppositifolia col 3yqds eol 52201423 eppo mdgop gbif old 3880530 grin 450726 inaturalist 185925 ipni 829118 1 iucn 37781 ncbi 58879 open tree of life 288529 powo urn lsid ipni org names 829118 1 tropicos 20100001 wfo wfo 0000450674 retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title medusagyne oldid 1362104869 categories iucn red list critically endangered species ochnaceae monotypic malpighiales genera endemic flora of seychelles critically endangered flora of africa ochnaceae genera hidden categories articles with short description short description is different from wikidata use dmy dates from june 2021 articles with species microformats cs1 maint bot original url status unknown wikipedia articles incorporating text from arkive taxonbars with multiple manual wikidata items this page was last edited on 1 july 2026 at 23 28 utc page was rendered with parsoid text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike 4 0 license additional terms may apply by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy 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