Grangeopsis

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Grangeopsis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Astereae
Subtribe: Grangeinae
Genus: Grangeopsis
Humbert
Species:
G. perrieri
Binomial name
Grangeopsis perrieri
Humbert

Grangeopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. [2] [3]

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Species [4]

There is only one known species, Grangeopsis perrieri, an herb endemic to Madagascar.

Range and habitat

Grangeopsis perrieri is native to central and western Madagascar (former Antananarivo and Mahajanga provinces. It is known from four locations, and has an estimated area of occupancy of 36 km2. It grows in periodically-inundated areas at the edge of marshes between sea level and 1,340 meters elevation. [1]

Conservation and threats

The species is threatened by habitat destruction from draining and development of wetlands, conversion to agriculture, and wildfire. Only one of the four known populations is in a protected area. Its conservation status is assessed as endangered. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Ravololomanana, N. (2017). "Grangeopsis perrieri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T88500849A88500895. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T88500849A88500895.en . Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  2. Humbert, Jean-Henri. 1923. Mémoires de la Société Linnéenne de Normandie 25: 34–35, 281
  3. Tropicos, Grangeopsis Humbert
  4. "Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist". Archived from the original on 2014-11-30. Retrieved 2014-11-30.