Schizolaena elongata

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

Schizolaena elongata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Sarcolaenaceae
Genus: Schizolaena
Species:
S. elongata
Binomial name
Schizolaena elongata

Description

Schizolaena elongata grows as a tree up to 15 metres (50 ft) tall. Its coriaceous leaves are discolorous.[3]

Distribution and habitat

Schizolaena elongata is known only from the eastern regions of Sava, Atsimo-Atsinanana, Vatovavy-Fitovinany, Analanjirofo and Atsinanana. Its habitat is humid coastal forests from sea-level to 500 m (1,600 ft) altitude.[2][3]

References

  1. Manjato, N. (2019). "Schizolaena elongata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T68002813A68015304. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  2. "Schizolaena elongata". Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 27 October 2016 via Tropicos.org.
  3. 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. Paris: Publications Scientifiques du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. 21 (2): 195. Retrieved 27 October 2016.


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