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Alluaudia
''Alluaudia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Didiereaceae. There are six species, all endemic to Madagascar. Most occur in the southwestern subarid forest-thicket vegetation of the island. Species of ''Alluaudia'' are dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants. Spines are arranged around the leaves as a defense against herbivores. The spines are several meters above the ground, and probably evolved in response to herbivory by now-extinct lemurs, such as ''Hadropithecus''. Several lemur species living today feed heavily on ''Alluaudia'', such as the ring-tailed lemur (''Lemur catta'') and the white-footed sportive lemur The white-footed sportive lemur, white-footed weasel lemur, or dry-bush weasel lemur (''Lepilemur leucopus'') is a species of lemur in the family Lepilemuridae, the sportive lemurs. It is similar in appearance to other lemurs in the family, with ... (''Lepilemur leucopus'').Crowley, B. E. and L. R. Godfrey. (2013)Why all those sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alluaudia Ascendens 0zz
''Alluaudia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Didiereaceae. There are six species, all endemic to Madagascar. Most occur in the southwestern subarid forest-thicket vegetation of the island. Species of ''Alluaudia'' are dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants. Spines are arranged around the leaves as a defense against herbivores. The spines are several meters above the ground, and probably evolved in response to herbivory by now-extinct lemurs, such as ''Hadropithecus ''Hadropithecus'' ("bulky ape" from Greek ἁδρός (hadros), "bulky, large" + πίθηκος (pithekos), "ape") is a medium-sized, extinct genus of lemur, or strepsirrhine primate, from Madagascar that includes a single species, ''Hadrop ...''. Several lemur species living today feed heavily on ''Alluaudia'', such as the ring-tailed lemur (''Lemur catta'') and the white-footed sportive lemur (''Lepilemur leucopus'').Crowley, B. E. and L. R. Godfrey. (2013)Why all those ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alluaudia Humbertii
''Alluaudia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Didiereaceae. There are six species, all endemic to Madagascar. Most occur in the southwestern subarid forest-thicket vegetation of the island. Species of ''Alluaudia'' are dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants. Spines are arranged around the leaves as a defense against herbivores. The spines are several meters above the ground, and probably evolved in response to herbivory by now-extinct lemurs, such as ''Hadropithecus ''Hadropithecus'' ("bulky ape" from Greek ἁδρός (hadros), "bulky, large" + πίθηκος (pithekos), "ape") is a medium-sized, extinct genus of lemur, or strepsirrhine primate, from Madagascar that includes a single species, ''Hadrop ...''. Several lemur species living today feed heavily on ''Alluaudia'', such as the ring-tailed lemur (''Lemur catta'') and the white-footed sportive lemur (''Lepilemur leucopus'').Crowley, B. E. and L. R. Godfrey. (2013)Why all those ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alluaudia Humbertii -Jardin Des Plantes De Nantes (6)
''Alluaudia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Didiereaceae. There are six species, all endemic to Madagascar. Most occur in the southwestern subarid forest-thicket vegetation of the island. Species of ''Alluaudia'' are dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants. Spines are arranged around the leaves as a defense against herbivores. The spines are several meters above the ground, and probably evolved in response to herbivory by now-extinct lemurs, such as ''Hadropithecus ''Hadropithecus'' ("bulky ape" from Greek ἁδρός (hadros), "bulky, large" + πίθηκος (pithekos), "ape") is a medium-sized, extinct genus of lemur, or strepsirrhine primate, from Madagascar that includes a single species, ''Hadrop ...''. Several lemur species living today feed heavily on ''Alluaudia'', such as the ring-tailed lemur (''Lemur catta'') and the white-footed sportive lemur (''Lepilemur leucopus'').Crowley, B. E. and L. R. Godfrey. (2013)Why all those ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alluaudia Dumosa
''Alluaudia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Didiereaceae. There are six species, all endemic to Madagascar. Most occur in the southwestern subarid forest-thicket vegetation of the island. Species of ''Alluaudia'' are dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants. Spines are arranged around the leaves as a defense against herbivores. The spines are several meters above the ground, and probably evolved in response to herbivory by now-extinct lemurs, such as ''Hadropithecus ''Hadropithecus'' ("bulky ape" from Greek ἁδρός (hadros), "bulky, large" + πίθηκος (pithekos), "ape") is a medium-sized, extinct genus of lemur, or strepsirrhine primate, from Madagascar that includes a single species, ''Hadrop ...''. Several lemur species living today feed heavily on ''Alluaudia'', such as the ring-tailed lemur (''Lemur catta'') and the white-footed sportive lemur (''Lepilemur leucopus'').Crowley, B. E. and L. R. Godfrey. (2013)Why all those ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alluaudia Dumosa 0zz
''Alluaudia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Didiereaceae. There are six species, all endemic to Madagascar. Most occur in the southwestern subarid forest-thicket vegetation of the island. Species of ''Alluaudia'' are dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants. Spines are arranged around the leaves as a defense against herbivores. The spines are several meters above the ground, and probably evolved in response to herbivory by now-extinct lemurs, such as ''Hadropithecus ''Hadropithecus'' ("bulky ape" from Greek ἁδρός (hadros), "bulky, large" + πίθηκος (pithekos), "ape") is a medium-sized, extinct genus of lemur, or strepsirrhine primate, from Madagascar that includes a single species, ''Hadrop ...''. Several lemur species living today feed heavily on ''Alluaudia'', such as the ring-tailed lemur (''Lemur catta'') and the white-footed sportive lemur (''Lepilemur leucopus'').Crowley, B. E. and L. R. Godfrey. (2013)Why all those ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alluaudia Comosa Kz1
''Alluaudia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Didiereaceae. There are six species, all endemic to Madagascar. Most occur in the southwestern subarid forest-thicket vegetation of the island. Species of ''Alluaudia'' are dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants. Spines are arranged around the leaves as a defense against herbivores. The spines are several meters above the ground, and probably evolved in response to herbivory by now-extinct lemurs, such as ''Hadropithecus ''Hadropithecus'' ("bulky ape" from Greek ἁδρός (hadros), "bulky, large" + πίθηκος (pithekos), "ape") is a medium-sized, extinct genus of lemur, or strepsirrhine primate, from Madagascar that includes a single species, ''Hadrop ...''. Several lemur species living today feed heavily on ''Alluaudia'', such as the ring-tailed lemur (''Lemur catta'') and the white-footed sportive lemur (''Lepilemur leucopus'').Crowley, B. E. and L. R. Godfrey. (2013)Why all those ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Didiereaceae
Didiereaceae is a family of flowering plants found in continental Africa and Madagascar. It contains 20 species classified in three subfamilies and six genera. Species of the family are succulent plants, growing in sub-arid to arid habitats. Several are known as ornamental plants in specialist succulent collections. The subfamily Didiereoideae is endemic to the southwest of Madagascar, where the species are characteristic elements of the spiny thickets. Systematics The family was long considered entirely endemic to Madagascar until the genera ''Calyptrotheca'', ''Ceraria'', and ''Portulacaria'' from the African mainland were included. Molecular phylogenetic analysis confirmed the monophyly of the family and its three subfamilies: The family is closely related to the New World family Cactaceae (cacti), sufficiently closely so that species of Didiereaceae can be grafted successfully on some cacti. Calyptrothecoideae Contains only one genus, ''Calyptrotheca'', with two specie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alluaudia Procera
''Alluaudia procera'', or Madagascar ocotillo, is a deciduous succulent plant species of the family Didiereaceae. It is endemic to south Madagascar. Description This plant is a spiny succulent shrub, with thick water-storing stems and leaves that are deciduous in the long dry season. Although strikingly similar in appearance, it is not closely related to the ocotillo, '' Fouquieria splendens'' of the Sonoran Deserts in North America. Young alluaudias form a tangle of stems that last for several years, after which a strong central stem develops. The basal stems then die out, leaving a tree-like stem that branches higher up on the main trunk. Like other members of family Didiereaceae, the leaves of ''Alluaudia'', produced from brachyblasts similar to the areoles found in cacti, are small, appear single and are accompanied with conical spines. Its flowers are unisexual and radially symmetric. Taxonomy The Didiereaceae comprise 11 species divided into 4 genera, of which the la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alluaudia Ascendens
''Alluaudia ascendens'' is a species of ''Alluaudia'' endemic to Madagascar. Madagascar Catalogue. eFloras. It can reach 15 m in height. Its local name is fantsiolotse. Range and habitat ''Alluaudia ascendens'' is native to region of southern Madagascar, where it is found in Taolagnaro, Andohahela, Ankodida, Behara-Tranomaro, and Ifotaky. The species' estimated (EOO) is 2,417 km2, and its estimated area of occupancy (AOO ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alluaudia Comosa
''Alluaudia comosa'' is a rare species of flowering plant. It belongs to the family Didiereaceae, subfamily Didiereoideae, which is found only in the coastal area of SW Madagascar.Rauh, W. 1983. The morphology and systematic position of the Didiereaceae of Madagascar. Bothalia 14(3/4): 839–843. ''Didierea comosa'' Drake is a synonym.Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Jul 2019 It is listed as "vulnerable" on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Description ''Alluaudia comosa'' has a distinctive, easily recognized silhouette with a short trunk and dense branches that stop in a flat crown.Encyclopedia/SUCCULENTS/Family/Didiereaceae/35431/Alluaudia_comosa> This is a deciduous shrub to small tree 2-6 (-10) metres tall that is woody, semi-succulent and spiny, with spines set singly. Spines are grey and 1.5-3.5 cm long. Leaves are developed mostly in pairs, set on a short stalk ( petiole), dying off at the beginning of the dry season. They are rounded (10–22&nb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alluaudia Montagnacii
''Alluaudia montagnacii'' is a rare species of flowering plants belonging to the family Didiereaceae. Description ''Alluaudia montagnacii'' can reach a height of . The tall columnar central trunk sprouts strong vertical branches. Stem and branches have symmetrically arranged leaves, about 1.5 cm long, and black-tipped thorns, 2–2.5 cm long. Leaves are deciduous in the long dry season. Photosynthesis is carried on by the stems. This plant is well adapted to live where water is a limiting environmental factor. The flowers are small, green or yellow. Distribution This plant is endemic to southwestern plain of Madagascar. Habitat ''Alluaudia montagnacii'' grows in small arid and subarid areas in a narrow belt of the coast. It is part of the Madagascar spiny forests The Madagascar spiny forests (also known as the Madagascar spiny thickets) is an ecoregion in the southwest of Madagascar. The vegetation type is found on poor substrates with low, erratic winter rainfall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White-footed Sportive Lemur
The white-footed sportive lemur, white-footed weasel lemur, or dry-bush weasel lemur (''Lepilemur leucopus'') is a species of lemur in the family Lepilemuridae, the sportive lemurs. It is similar in appearance to other lemurs in the family, with a grey back, a pale grey to white ventral side, and a light brown tail. It is a nocturnal animal that moves through the forest using a vertical clinging and leaping technique. It is endemic to Madagascar, inhabiting the southern subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss due to agriculture practices and charcoal production. Behaviour Diet This sportive lemur eats mainly leaves. During the dry season around Berenty, it may depend entirely on the leaves and flowers of ''Alluaudia'' species. This lemur is coprophagous, consuming and redigesting its feces to further breakdown of the cellulose contained in it. Social systems The basic social unit of this species is a mother and her offspring. Males live in soli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
