Biology:Schizolaena tampoketsana

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Short description: Species of tree

Schizolaena tampoketsana
Schizolaena tampoketsana.jpg
Mature tree, Ankazobe, Madagascar
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Sarcolaenaceae
Genus: Schizolaena
Species:
S. tampoketsana
Binomial name
Schizolaena tampoketsana
Lowry, G.E. Schatz, J.-F. Leroy & A.-E. Wolf

Schizolaena tampoketsana (Malagasy: sohisika) is a species of tree in the family Sarcolaenaceae endemic to the mid-altitude savanna of Ankazobe, Madagascar . It is threatened by wildfires and habitat loss due to rice farming. The International Union for Conservation of Nature designates it as critically endangered, as only 203-340 mature individuals are believed to exist.[1][2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Members of the IUCN SSC Madagascar Plant Specialist Group (2016). "Schizolaena tampoketsana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T68501482A68690305. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/68501482/68690305. Retrieved 25 October 2022. 
  2. Lucas, James. "Demographic Survey of the Sohisika (Schizolaena tampoketsana) at Ankafobe, Madagascar". School for International Training. http://digitalcollections.sit.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2783&context=isp_collection. Retrieved 26 August 2016. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15607144 entry