Schizolaena elongata
Schizolaena elongata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Sarcolaenaceae |
Genus: | Schizolaena |
Species: | S. elongata
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Binomial name | |
Schizolaena elongata |
Schizolaena elongata is a tree in the family Sarcolaenaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar.
Description[]
Schizolaena elongata grows as a tree up to 15 metres (50 ft) tall. Its coriaceous leaves are discolorous.[2]
Distribution and habitat[]
Schizolaena elongata 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 500 m (1,600 ft) altitude.[1][2]
References[]
- ^ a b "Schizolaena elongata". Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 27 Oct 2016 – via Tropicos.org.
- ^ a b 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. Paris: Publications Scientifiques du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. 21 (2): 195. Retrieved 27 Oct 2016.
Categories:
- Schizolaena
- Endemic flora of Madagascar
- Trees of Madagascar
- Plants described in 1805
- Sarcolaenaceae stubs