Rhopalocarpus undulatus

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Rhopalocarpus undulatus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Sphaerosepalaceae
Genus: Rhopalocarpus
Species:
R. undulatus
Binomial name
Rhopalocarpus undulatus

Rhopalocarpus undulatus is a tree in the family Sphaerosepalaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar.

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Distribution and habitat

Rhopalocarpus undulatus is known only from eight locations in the northern regions of Diana and Sava. It is present and protected in the Ankarana Special Reserve. [1] [3] Its habitat is dry deciduous forests from 10 m (30 ft) to 400 m (1,300 ft) altitude. [1]

Threats

Rhopalocarpus undulatus is threatened by shifting patterns of agriculture. Because the species is used as timber, subsistence harvesting is also a threat. Wildfires also threaten the species. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Members of the IUCN SSC Madagascar Plant Specialist Group (2015). "Rhopalocarpus undulatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015: e.T64563620A64571648. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T64563620A64571648.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. "Rhopalocarpus undulatus". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 14 Oct 2016.
  3. "Rhopalocarpus undulatus". Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar. Missouri Botanical Garden . Retrieved 14 Oct 2016 via Tropicos.org.