Mascarenhasia

Mascarenhasia is a genus of plant in family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1844. It is native to Africa and a few islands in the Indian Ocean. Several species are endemic to Madagascar.[1]

Species[1]
  1. Mascarenhasia arborescens A.DC. - Kenya, Tanzania, Zaire, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Comoros, Madagascar; naturalized in Seychelles
  2. Mascarenhasia havetii A.DC. - Madagascar
  3. Mascarenhasia lanceolata A.DC. - Madagascar
  4. Mascarenhasia lisianthiflora A.DC. - Madagascar
  5. Mascarenhasia macrosiphon Baker - Madagascar
  6. Mascarenhasia rubra Jum. & H.Perrier - Madagascar
  7. Mascarenhasia speciosa Scott-Elliot - Madagascar
  8. Mascarenhasia tampinensis Pichon - Madagascar

Mascarenhasia
Mascarenhasia arborescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Tribe: Malouetieae
Genus: Mascarenhasia
A.DC.
Synonyms[1]
  • Echitella Pichon
  • Lanugia N.E.Br.

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