Biology:Megistostegium
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Short description: Genus of flowering plants
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| Megistostegium microphyllum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Subfamily: | Malvoideae |
| Tribe: | Hibisceae |
| Genus: | Megistostegium Hochr.[1] |
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Megistostegium is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Malvaceae. The species are all endemic to Madagascar .[1] The genus is threatened by livestock grazing, invasive plants and threats to pollinators.[2]
Species
Three species are recognised:[1][2]
- Megistostegium microphyllum Hochr.
- Megistostegium nodulosum (Drake) Hochr.
- Megistostegium perrieri Hochr.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Megistostegium", Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar, Missouri Botanical Garden, http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40015818?projectid=17, retrieved 17 April 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Koopman, Margaret M. (2011). "A synopsis of the Malagasy endemic genus Megistostegium Hochr. (Hibisceae, Malvaceae)". Adansonia. 3 (Paris: Publications Scientifiques du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle) 33 (1): 101–113. doi:10.5252/a2011n1a7. http://sciencepress.mnhn.fr/sites/default/files/articles/pdf/a2011n1a7.pdf. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
Wikidata ☰ Q9031216 entry
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