Biology:Pentachlaena latifolia
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Pentachlaena latifolia | |
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| In Vakinankaratra region, Madagascar | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Sarcolaenaceae |
| Genus: | Pentachlaena |
| Species: | P. latifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Pentachlaena latifolia H.Perrier[2]
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Pentachlaena latifolia is a plant in the family Sarcolaenaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar . The specific epithet latifolia is from the Latin meaning "broad-leaved".
Description
Pentachlaena latifolia grows as a shrub or small tree up to 6 metres (20 ft) tall. Its coriaceous leaves are elliptic to circular in shape. The flowers are either almost sessile or borne on short peduncles.[3]
Distribution and habitat
Pentachlaena latifolia is known only from the central regions of Vakinankaratra and Amoron'i Mania. Its habitat is subhumid forest from 1,000 m (3,300 ft) to about 2,500 m (8,200 ft) altitude.[2]
References
- ↑ Rabarimanarivo, M. (2020). "Pentachlaena latifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T70102572A70105576. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T70102572A70105576.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/70102572/70105576. Retrieved 25 Oct 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Pentachlaena latifolia", Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar, Missouri Botanical Garden, http://www.tropicos.org/Name/28800063?projectid=17, retrieved 7 Dec 2016
- ↑ Lowry II, Porter P.; Haevermans, Thomas; Labat, Jean-Noël; Schatz, George E.; Leroy, Jean-François; Wolf, Anne-Elizabeth (Jan 2000). "Endemic families of Madagascar. V. A synoptic revision of Eremolaena, Pentachlaena and Perrierodendron (Sarcolaenaceae)". Adansonia. 3 (Paris: Publications Scientifiques du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle) 22 (1): 18–19. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/250927840. Retrieved 7 Dec 2016.
Wikidata ☰ Q15604977 entry
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