Schizolaena cauliflora

Schizolaena cauliflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Sarcolaenaceae
Genus:	Schizolaena
Species:	S. cauliflora
Binomial name
	Schizolaena cauliflora; Thouars

Schizolaena cauliflora is a tree in the family Sarcolaenaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar. The specific epithet cauliflora is from the Latin meaning "stem-flowered", referring to the flowers being directly attached to the stem.

Description[]

Schizolaena cauliflora grows as a tree up to 15 metres (50 ft) tall. It is the only species in the genus to bear inflorescences directly on the trunk or branches.^[2]

Distribution and habitat[]

Schizolaena cauliflora is known only from the eastern regions of Sava, Atsimo-Atsinanana, Vatovavy-Fitovinany, Analanjirofo and Atsinanana. Its habitat is humid coastal forests from sea-level to 1,000 m (3,300 ft) altitude. Some subpopulations of the trees are within protected areas.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Schizolaena cauliflora". Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 27 Oct 2016 – via Tropicos.org.
^ Lowry II, Porter P.; Schatz, George E.; Leroy, Jean-François; Wolf, Anne-Elizabeth (Jan 1999). "Endemic families of Madagascar. III. A synoptic revision of Schizolaena (Sarcolaenaceae)". Adansonia. 3. 21 (2): 192–193. Retrieved 27 Oct 2016.

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[Tropicos-1] "Schizolaena cauliflora". Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 27 Oct 2016 – via Tropicos.org.

[Adansonia-2] Lowry II, Porter P.; Schatz, George E.; Leroy, Jean-François; Wolf, Anne-Elizabeth (Jan 1999). "Endemic families of Madagascar. III. A synoptic revision of Schizolaena (Sarcolaenaceae)". Adansonia. 3. 21 (2): 192–193. Retrieved 27 Oct 2016.

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