Xerochlamys

Xerochlamys
Xerochlamys diospyroidea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Sarcolaenaceae
Genus:	Xerochlamys Baker [1]

Xerochlamys is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Sarcolaenaceae. The species are all endemic to Madagascar.

Species

As of December 2025 ^[update] , eight species were recognised: ^{[1] [2]}

• Xerochlamys bojeriana (Baill.) F.Gérard
• Xerochlamys coriacea Hong-Wa
• Xerochlamys diospyroidea (Baill.) F.Gérard
• Xerochlamys elliptica F.Gérard
• Xerochlamys itremoensis Hong-Wa, G.E.Schatz & Lowry
• Xerochlamys tampoketsensis F.Gérard
• Xerochlamys undulata Hong-Wa
• Xerochlamys villosa F.Gérard

References

1. "Xerochlamys Baker". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 13 December 2025.
2. Hong-Wa, Cynthia (2009). "Endemic families of Madagascar. XII. Resurrection and taxonomic revision of the genera Mediusella (Cavaco) Hutchinson and Xerochlamys Baker (Sarcolaenaceae)" (PDF). Adansonia. 3. 31 (2). Paris: Publications Scientifiques du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle: 319–337. doi: 10.5252/a2009n2a7 . S2CID   84912526 . Retrieved 19 Oct 2016.