''Schizolaena gereaui'' is a plant 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 ...
. It is
endemic to
Madagascar. The
specific epithet
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...
is for the botanist
Roy Emile Gereau.
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Description
''Schizolaena gereaui'' grows as a shrub or tree up to tall with a trunk diameter of up to . Its subcoriaceous leaves are elliptic to obovate in shape and coloured chocolate brown above and khaki brown below. They measure up to long. The inflorescences have one to three flowers, each with five petals. The round fruits measure up to in diameter.[
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Distribution and habitat
''Schizolaena gereaui'' is known only from the eastern regions of Sava, Atsimo-Atsinanana
Atsimo-Atsinanana (South East) is a region in Madagascar. Its capital is Farafangana. The region used to be part of the Fianarantsoa Province.
The region extends along the southern part of the east coast of Madagascar. It is bordered by Vatov ...
, Vatovavy-Fitovinany, Atsinanana and Anosy.[ Its habitat is humid forest from sea-level to about altitude.][ Some subpopulations of the species are in protected areas.][
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References
gereaui
Endemic flora of Madagascar
Plants described in 1999
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