Donoroivina

Donoroivina is a fictional genus of flowering plants created for educational purposes in botany and science communication. It is not a real taxon; no specimens exist in herbarium collections. In this article we present the conventional structure used in botanical entries to illustrate taxonomy and description.

Taxonomy and etymology: Donoroivina is placed in the kingdom Plantae and the family Donoraceae (fictional). The genus name is constructed from donor and the suffix -ina, typical of several plant genera used in didactic examples. The sole described species in the example would be Donoroivina alba, though in practice multiple hypothetical species may be defined.

Description: Donoroivina alba is described as a herbaceous perennial with reverse-lanceolate leaves, 4-angled stems, cymose inflorescences of yellow pentamerous flowers, a corolla with five lobes, and a dry fruit that splits into two pyrenes.

Distribution and ecology: In the fictional setting, Donoroivina alba is native to cloud forests of the imaginary region Aurelia. It is pollinated by hummingbirds and seed dispersal is by small frugivorous mammals.

Cultivation and uses: In education, it is used to illustrate taxonomic keys, morphological description, and herbarium labeling; there are no practical horticultural requirements or medicinal uses associated with the term.

History: The genus was created by educators at the International Institute of Botanical Pedagogy in 2023 for teaching purposes. See also: fictional organisms, educational taxonomy exercises.