nominalisoituna

Nominalisoituna is a fictional genus of flowering plants created as a didactic example in botanical texts to illustrate plant naming and classification. It is not recognized in real-world taxonomic databases. In the fictional scenario, Nominalisoituna is placed in the family Nominalaceae, with Nominalisoituna alba as the type species.

Etymology: The genus name combines nominalis, Latin for “pertaining to names,” with a derived ending borrowed from the fictional island name Oitana. The species epithet alba means “white” in Latin.

Description: Nominalisoituna plants are deciduous shrubs up to 2 meters tall. Leaves are opposite and elliptic. Inflorescences are panicles of small five-petaled flowers, color ranging from pale blue to violet. The fruit is a dry capsule containing several seeds.

Distribution and ecology: In the fictional account, Nominalisoituna alba is endemic to the Oitana Archipelago, thriving in shaded forest understories at mid elevations. Pollination is described as by hawkmoths; seeds dispersed by birds. Conservation status would be Data Deficient in the mock system.