| Landiopsis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ixoroideae |
| Tribe: | Mussaendeae |
| Genus: | Landiopsis Capuron ex Bosser |
| Species: | L. capuronii |
| Binomial name | |
| Landiopsis capuronii | |
Landiopsis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae. [2] It only contains one known species, Landiopsis capuronii. [3]
It is native to Madagascar. [3]
Landiopsis capuronii is a shrub which grows 2 to 5 meters high. [1]
Landiopsis capuronii is native to northern Madagascar. There are eight known subpopulations in Diana and northern Sava regions. [1]
It inhabits dry deciduous forests between 10 and 600 meters elevation. [1]
The species is threatened by habitat loss from human activities, including shifting cultivation and logging. There ia a subpopulation in Loky Manambato protected area. [1]
The genus name of Landiopsis is in honour of Jérôme Lalande (1732–1807), a French astronomer, freemason and writer. [4] The Latin specific epithet of capuronii refers to Botanist René Paul Raymond Capuron (1921–1971) who originally described the species. [5] Both genus and species were first described and published in Adansonia, séries 3, Vol.20 on page 132 in 1998. [3]
Takhtajania is a genus of flowering plants of the family Winteraceae, which contains a single species, Takhtajania perrieri. It is endemic to Madagascar.
René Paul Raymond Capuron was a French botanist. Capuron was responsible for an extensive amount of work on the tree flora of Madagascar. Several tree taxa with the specific epithet of capuronii honor his name, examples being Podocarpus capuronii and Schizolaena capuronii.
Dalbergia capuronii is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae.
Millettia capuronii is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Madagascar.
Podocarpus capuronii is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar.
Euphorbia capuronii is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Stephanostegia capuronii is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar.
Bulbophyllum capuronii is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.
Tabernaemontana capuronii is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is found in Madagascar.
Gereaua is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapindaceae. It only contains one species, Gereaua perrieri.
Donella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapotaceae.
Hartogiopsis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Celastraceae. It contains only one species, Hartogiopsis trilobocarpa.
Pilgerina is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Santalaceae. It only contains one known species, Pilgerina madagascariensis.
Salvadoropsis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Celastraceae. It only contains one known species, Salvadoropsis arenicola.
Staufferia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Santalaceae. It just contains one species, Staufferia capuroniiZ.S.Rogers, Nickrent & Malécot
Diegodendron is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Bixaceae. The only known species is Diegodendron humbertii.
Humbertiodendron is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Trigoniaceae. The only species is Humbertiodendron saboureaui.
Poupartiopsis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Anacardiaceae. The only species is Poupartiopsis spondiocarpus.
Grewia sely is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae, native to Madagascar. It is known from only two locations on the island, and is critically endangered.
Stadtmannia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapindaceae.
