''Rhopalocarpus undulatus'' is a tree in the family

Sphaerosepalaceae The Sphaerosepalaceae are a family of flowering plants including 14 species of trees and shrubs in two genera, '' Dialyceras'' and '' Rhopalocarpus'', all of which are endemic to Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially ...

. It is

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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 ...

Distribution and habitat

''Rhopalocarpus undulatus'' is known only from eight locations in the northern regions of Diana and

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. It is present and protected in the

Ankarana Special Reserve Ankarana Special Reserve in northern Madagascar was created in 1956. It is a small, partially vegetated plateau composed of 150-million-year-old middle Jurassic limestone. With an average annual rainfall of about , the underlying rocks have been e ...

. Its habitat is dry deciduous forests from to altitude.

Threats

''Rhopalocarpus undulatus'' is threatened by shifting patterns of agriculture. Because the species is used as timber, subsistence harvesting is also a threat. Wildfires also threaten the species.

References

undulatus Endemic flora of Madagascar Trees of Madagascar Plants described in 1962 Taxa named by René Paul Raymond Capuron {{Malvales-stub