Schizolaena viscosa

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Schizolaena viscosa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Sarcolaenaceae
Genus: Schizolaena
Species:
S. viscosa
Binomial name
Schizolaena viscosa

Schizolaena viscosa is a tree in the family Sarcolaenaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar.

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Description

Schizolaena viscosa grows as a tree up to 15 metres (50 ft) tall. Its densely hairy filaments are unique in the genus. [3]

Distribution and habitat

Schizolaena viscosa is known only from the northern region of Diana. Its habitat is dry forest from sea-level to 500 m (1,600 ft) altitude. [2] [3]

References

  1. ↑ Manjato, N. (2019). "Schizolaena viscosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T70102840A70103859. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Schizolaena viscosa". Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar. Missouri Botanical Garden . Retrieved 3 December 2016– via Tropicos.org.
  3. 1 2 Lowry II, Porter P.; Schatz, George E.; Leroy, Jean-François; Wolf, Anne-Elizabeth (Jan 1999). "Endemic families of Madagascar. III. A synoptic revision of Schizolaena (Sarcolaenaceae)". Adansonia. 3. 21 (2). Paris: Publications Scientifiques du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle: 209, 211. Retrieved 3 December 2016.


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