Sarcolaena

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Sarcolaena
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Sarcolaena oblongifolia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Sarcolaenaceae
Genus: Sarcolaena
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Species

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Sarcolaena is a genus of flowering plants in the family Sarcolaenaceae. This family is endemic to Madagascar. There are about 8 species in the genus. [1]

Species include:

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Sarcolaena delphinensis is a species of plant in the Sarcolaenaceae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Sarcolaena eriophora is a species of plant in the Sarcolaenaceae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and sandy shores. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Sarcolaena grandiflora is a species of plant in the Sarcolaenaceae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is sandy shores. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Sarcolaena humbertiana is a species of plant in the Sarcolaenaceae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Sarcolaena isaloensis is a species of plant in the Sarcolaenaceae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss and is only known from Isalo National Park.

Sarcolaena multiflora is a species of plant in the Sarcolaenaceae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is sandy shores. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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Sarcolaena oblongifolia is a species of plant in the Sarcolaenaceae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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Schizolaena is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Sarcolaenaceae. They are endemic to Madagascar.

<i>Xerochlamys</i> Genus of flowering plants

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Schizolaena charlotteae is a plant in the family Sarcolaenaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar. The specific epithet is for the botanist Charlotte Rajeriarson of the University of Antananarivo.

Schizolaena parvipetala is a plant in the family Sarcolaenaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar. The specific epithet parvipetala is from the Latin meaning "small flowers".

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References

  1. Randrianasolo, A., & Miller, J. S. (1999). Taxonomic revision of the genus Sarcolaena (Sarcolaenaceae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 702-722.