Biology:Rhopalocarpus undulatus
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Short description: Species of tree
| Rhopalocarpus undulatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Sphaerosepalaceae |
| Genus: | Rhopalocarpus |
| Species: | R. undulatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhopalocarpus undulatus Capuron[2]
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Rhopalocarpus undulatus is a tree in the family Sphaerosepalaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar .
Distribution and habitat
Rhopalocarpus undulatus is known only from eight locations in the northern regions of Diana and Sava. It is present and protected in the Ankarana Special Reserve.[1][3] Its habitat is dry deciduous forests from 10 m (30 ft) to 400 m (1,300 ft) altitude.[1]
Threats
Rhopalocarpus undulatus is threatened by shifting patterns of agriculture. Because the species is used as timber, subsistence harvesting is also a threat. Wildfires also threaten the species.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Members of the IUCN SSC Madagascar Plant Specialist Group (2015). "Rhopalocarpus undulatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T64563620A64571648. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T64563620A64571648.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/64563620/64571648. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ "Rhopalocarpus undulatus". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://wcsp.science.kew.org/namedetail.do?name_id=274562.
- ↑ "Rhopalocarpus undulatus", Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar, Missouri Botanical Garden, http://www.tropicos.org/Name/29900016?projectid=17, retrieved 14 Oct 2016
Wikidata ☰ Q15569696 entry
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