''Capitanopsis magentea'' is a species of

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in the family

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. It is native to northern

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Description

''Capitanopsis magentea'' is a large shrub or small tree, which grows to 1.5 to 6 meters high.

Range and habitat

''Capitanopsis magentea'' occurs naturally in northern Diana and

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regions of Madagascar, at the northern end of the island. It is found in dry deciduous forests between sea level and 626 meters elevation, where it grows on

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ic limestone, lava, basement rock and unconsolidated sand substrates. The species'

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(AOO) is estimated to be 48 km², and the

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(EOO) is estimated to be 5,221 km². It is threatened by habitat loss from conversion to farmland, wood harvesting, and logging.

Taxonomy

It was formerly treated as the only species, ''Madlabium magenteum'', in the genus ''Madlabium''. A

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study in 2018 found that it was embedded in the genus ''

Capitanopsis ''Capitanopsis'' is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1916. It contains six known species, all endemic to Madagascar. Taxonomy Phylogeny In 2019, Paton et al. published a summary cladogram for the subtribe Plectrant ...

'', and it was transferred to that genus.

References

Lamiaceae Endemic flora of Madagascar Plants described in 1998 Flora of the Madagascar dry deciduous forests {{Lamiaceae-stub