Rhodolaena

Rhodolaena
Rhodolaena bakeriana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Sarcolaenaceae
Genus:	Rhodolaena Thouars (1805) [1]
Type species
Rhodolaena altivola Thouars [2]
Species
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Rhodolaena is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Sarcolaenaceae. The species are all endemic to Madagascar. ^{[1] [2]} The monophyly of the genus is unresolved. ^[3]

Species

Seven species are recognised: ^{[1] [2]}

• Rhodolaena acutifolia Baker
• Rhodolaena altivola Thouars
• Rhodolaena bakeriana Baill.
• Rhodolaena coriacea G.E.Schatz, Lowry & A.-E.Wolf
• Rhodolaena humblotii Baill.
• Rhodolaena leroyana G.E.Schatz, Lowry & A.-E.Wolf
• Rhodolaena macrocarpa G.E.Schatz, Lowry & A.-E.Wolf

References

1. "Rhodolaena". Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar. Missouri Botanical Garden . Retrieved 23 Oct 2016– via Tropicos.org.
2. Schatz, George E.; Lowry II, Porter P.; Wolf, Anne-Elizabeth (2000). "Endemic families of Madagascar. VI. A synoptic revision of Rhodolaena (Sarcolaenaceae)" (PDF). Adansonia. 3. 22 (2). Paris: Publications Scientifiques du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle: 239–252. Retrieved 23 Oct 2016.
3. Aubriot, Xavier; Soulebeau, Anaëlle; Haevermans, Thomas; Schatz, George E.; Cruaud, Corinne; Lowry II, Porter P. (26 Apr 2016). "Molecular phylogenetics of Sarcolaenaceae (Malvales), Madagascar's largest endemic plant family". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 182 (4). The Linnean Society of London (published 15 Sep 2016): 729–743. doi: 10.1111/boj.12485 . Retrieved 23 Oct 2016.