Landiopsis
Landiopsis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.[2] It only contains one known species, Landiopsis capuronii.[3]
| Landiopsis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ixoroideae |
| Tribe: | Mussaendeae |
| Genus: | Landiopsis Capuron ex Bosser |
| Species: | L. capuronii |
| Binomial name | |
| Landiopsis capuronii | |
It is native to Madagascar.[3]
Description
Landiopsis capuronii is a shrub which grows 2 to 5 meters high.[1]
Range and habitat
Landiopsis capuronii is native to northern Madagascar. There are eight known subpopulations in Diana and northern Sava regions.[1]
It inhabits dry deciduous forests between 10 and 600 meters elevation.[1]
Conservation and threats
The species is threatened by habitat loss from human activities, including shifting cultivation and logging. There ia a subpopulation in Loky Manambato protected area.[1]
Name
The genus name of Landiopsis is in honour of Jérôme Lalande (1732–1807), a French astronomer, freemason and writer.[4] The Latin specific epithet of capuronii refers to Botanist René Paul Raymond Capuron (1921–1971) who originally described the species.[5] Both genus and species were first described and published in Adansonia, séries 3, Vol.20 on page 132 in 1998.[3]
References
- Randrianasolo, V. 2020. Landiopsis capuronii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T137764007A137902908. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T137764007A137902908.en. Accessed on 24 September 2022.
- "Landiopsis Capuron ex Bosser | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- "Landiopsis capuronii Bosser | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. S2CID 187926901. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- "Capuron, René Paul Raymond | International Plant Names Index". www.ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 14 October 2021.