| Gambeya boiviniana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Sapotaceae |
| Genus: | Gambeya |
| Species: | G. boiviniana |
| Binomial name | |
| Gambeya boiviniana Pierre (1891) | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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Gambeya boiviniana, commonly known as famelona, is species of evergreen tree native to Madagascar and the Comoro Islands. [1]
Gambeya boiviniana ranges through eastern, northern, and northwestern Madagascar and the Comoro Islands, between sea level and 1,750 meters elevation. [1]
It is native to the lowland rain forests of eastern Madagascar, the humid montane forests of Madagascar's Central Highlands, the montane forests of Montagne d'Ambre on Madagascar's northern tip, and the subhumid lowland forests of the Sambirano region in northwestern Madagascar. It is also found in the Comoros. [1]
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The Madagascar lowland forests or Madagascar humid forests are a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion found on the eastern coast of the island of Madagascar, home to a plant and animal mix that is 80 to 90% endemic, with the forests of the eastern plain being a particularly important location of this endemism. They are included in the Global 200 list of outstanding ecoregions.
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The Comoros forests is a terrestrial ecoregion which covers the Comoro Islands, which lie in the Mozambique Channel between Madagascar and East Africa. These include four main islands: Grande Comore, Anjouan and Mohéli, of the Union of the Comoros, and Mayotte, a department and region of France.
Pterophylla rutenbergii is a species of plant in the family Cunoniaceae endemic to Madagascar. The species is common and has a widespread distribution. It can be found from sea level to 2000 metres elevation at the summits at Marojejy National Park. It grows in the lowland rain forests of eastern Madagascar and the montane and subhumid forests in the center and north of the island. The species does best in open, disturbed habitat, particularly on roadsides and areas recently burned.
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