''Leptolaena gautieri'' is a species of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

in the

Sarcolaenaceae The Sarcolaenaceae are a family of flowering plants endemic to Madagascar. The family includes 79 species of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs in ten genera. Recent DNA studies indicate that the Sarcolaenaceae are a sibling taxon to the family ...

family. It is found only in

Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...

Description

''Leptolaena gautieri'' is a small to medium-sized evergreen tree, growing from 3 to 5 meters tall. It flowers in July and August.

Range and habitat

''Leptolaena gautieri'' is native to eastern Madagascar and to the Sambirano region of northwestern Madagascar. Its natural

habitat In ecology, the term habitat summarises the array of resources, physical and biotic factors that are present in an area, such as to support the survival and reproduction of a particular species. A species habitat can be seen as the physical ...

is mid-elevation moist lowland forest and montane subhumid forest from 300 to 1,480 meters elevation. It is threatened by

habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habitat becomes incapable of supporting its native species. The organisms that previously inhabited the site are displaced or dead, thereby ...

References

gautieri Endemic flora of Madagascar Flora of the Madagascar lowland forests Flora of the Madagascar subhumid forests Least concern plants Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Sarcolaenaceae-stub