Pentachlaena latifolia

Pentachlaena latifolia
In Vakinankaratra region, Madagascar
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Sarcolaenaceae
Genus:	Pentachlaena
Species:	P. latifolia
Binomial name
Pentachlaena latifolia H.Perrier [2]

Pentachlaena latifolia is a plant in the family Sarcolaenaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar. The specific epithet latifolia means 'broad-leaved'.

Description

Pentachlaena latifolia grows as a shrub or small tree up to 6 metres (20 ft) tall. Its coriaceous leaves are elliptic to circular in shape. The flowers are either almost sessile or borne on short peduncles. ^[3]

Distribution and habitat

Pentachlaena latifolia is known only from the central regions of Vakinankaratra and Amoron'i Mania. Its habitat is subhumid forest from 1,000 m (3,300 ft) to about 2,500 m (8,200 ft) altitude. ^[2]

References

1. Rabarimanarivo, M. (2020). "Pentachlaena latifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T70102572A70105576. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T70102572A70105576.en . Retrieved 25 Oct 2022.
2. "Pentachlaena latifolia". Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar. Missouri Botanical Garden . Retrieved 7 Dec 2016– via Tropicos.org.
3. Lowry II, Porter P.; Haevermans, Thomas; Labat, Jean-Noël; Schatz, George E.; Leroy, Jean-François; Wolf, Anne-Elizabeth (Jan 2000). "Endemic families of Madagascar. V. A synoptic revision of Eremolaena, Pentachlaena and Perrierodendron (Sarcolaenaceae)". Adansonia. 3. 22 (1). Paris: Publications Scientifiques du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle: 18–19. Retrieved 7 Dec 2016.