''Leptolaena'' is a genus 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 ...
s in the family
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 ...
. There are 8 species, all native to
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 ...
.
[Schatz, G. E., Lowry, P. P., & Wolf, A. E. (2001)]
Endemic families of Madagascar: 7. A synoptic revision of ''Leptolaena'' Thouars sensu stricto (Sarcolaenaceae).
''Adansonia'', 23(2), 171-189.
Species
Species include:
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* '']Leptolaena abrahamii
''Leptolaena abrahamii'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Sarcolaenaceae. It is found only in Madagascar. Its natural habitat is mid-elevation humid tropical forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Description
''Leptolaena abraha ...
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* ''Leptolaena cuspidata
''Leptolaena cuspidata'' is a species of flowering plant in the Sarcolaenaceae family. It is found only in Madagascar.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatene ...
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* ''Leptolaena delphinensis
''Leptolaena delphinensis'' is a species of flowering plant in the Sarcolaenaceae family. It is found only in Madagascar.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss
Habitat destruc ...
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* ''Leptolaena gautieri
''Leptolaena gautieri'' is a species of flowering plant in the Sarcolaenaceae family. It is found only in Madagascar.
Description
''Leptolaena gautieri'' is a small to medium-sized evergreen tree, growing from 3 to 5 meters tall. It flowers in ...
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* ''Leptolaena masoalensis
''Leptolaena masoalensis'' is a species of flowering plant in the Sarcolaenaceae family. It is found only in Madagascar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss
Habitat destruct ...
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* ''Leptolaena multiflora
''Leptolaena multiflora'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Sarcolaenaceae. It is found only in Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and sandy shores. It is threatened by habitat loss
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* ''Leptolaena pauciflora
''Leptolaena pauciflora'' is a species of flowering plant in the Sarcolaenaceae family. It is found only in Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and s ...
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* ''Leptolaena raymondii
''Leptolaena raymondii'' is a species of flowering plant in the Sarcolaenaceae family. It is found only in Madagascar. Its natural habitat is sandy shores. It is threatened by habitat loss
Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and h ...
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References
Malvales genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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