''Schizolaena manomboensis'' is a tree 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

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refers to

Manombo Reserve Manombo Special Reserve is a wildlife reserve of Madagascar. It is situated at the village Manombo, 27 km from Farafangana Farafangana is a city (commune urbaine) on the south-east coast of Madagascar and capital of the Atsimo-Atsinanana ...

where the species is found.

Description

''Schizolaena manomboensis'' grows as a large tree up to tall with a trunk diameter of up to . Its coriaceous leaves are elliptic to ovate in shape and are coloured brown above and orangish brown below. They measure up to long. The inflorescences have numerous flowers, each with three

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and five petals. The round fruits measure up to in diameter and are partially hidden by the involucre.

Distribution and habitat

''Schizolaena manomboensis'' is known only from the eastern coastal regions of Atsinanana and

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 ...

. Its habitat is humid forest from sea-level to altitude. In Atsimo-Atsinanana, the species occurs in Manombo Reserve where forest is in a less degraded state than nearby areas.

References

manomboensis Endemic flora of Madagascar Trees of Madagascar Plants described in 1999 {{Sarcolaenaceae-stub