Labourdonnaisia calophylloides
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| Labourdonnaisia calophylloides | |
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Labourdonnaisia calophylloides ("Bois de Natte a Petites Feuilles") is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae[2] native to the islands of Mauritius and Réunion in the Indian Ocean.[1]
Description[]
It reaches heights of 20 meters in the wild, and it develops a very characteristic and ornamental shape, as its leaves bunch together at the very tips of each twig.
Distribution[]
It was formerly widespread across the Mascarene islands. In the wild it still occurs in Mauritius at Grand Bassin, Petrin, and is locally common in the recovering forests of Monvert.
Related and similar species[]
It is not to be confused with its relative, the similarly named ("Bois de Natte a Grandes Feuilles"). Labourdonnaisia tree species can also sometimes be confused with the endemic trees of the genus Sideroxylon (S.puberulum and ). However Labourdonnaisia species have parallel venation on their leaves, while the Sideroxylon species have densely netted leaf-venation and strong midribs under their leaves.
References[]
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- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected plant Families
- ^ "Labourdonnaisia calophylloides Bojer". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
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- Isonandra
- Flora of Mauritius
- Flora of Réunion
- Plants described in 1841
- Taxa named by Wenceslas Bojer
- Sapotaceae stubs