Anomostachys

Anomostachys
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily:	Euphorbioideae
Tribe:	Hippomaneae
Subtribe:	Hippomaninae
Genus:	Anomostachys (Baill.) Hurus.
Species:	A. lastellei
Binomial name
Anomostachys lastellei (Müll.Arg.) Kruijt
Synonyms [2]
Excoecaria lastelleiMüll.Arg. Stillingia lastelleiBaill. Sapium gymnogyneLeandri Sapium lozienseLeandri Sapium perrieriLeandri

Anomostachys is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1951. ^{[3] [4]} It contains one known species, Anomostachys lastellei, endemic to Madagascar. ^{[2] [5]}

Description

Anomostachys lastellei is a tree which grows up to 20 meters high. ^[1]

Range and habitat

Anomostachys lastellei is native to Antananarivo, Antsiranana, Fianarantsoa, Toamasina, Toliara and Mahajanga provinces of eastern Madagascar. ^[1]

It inhabits the humid lowland forests and mid-elevation montane forests from 80 to 1,150 meters elevation. It is found in primary forests and degraded vegetation, on humus, sandy, rocky, or quartzitic soils. ^[1]

References

1. Razanajatovo, H. (2020). "Anomostachys lastellei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T137506066A137899398. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T137506066A137899398.en . Retrieved 11 September 2022.
2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
3. Hurusawa, Isao. 1954. Journal of the Faculty of Science: University of Tokyo, Section 3, Botany 6: 311
4. Tropicos, Anomostachys Hurus.
5. Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.