''Schizolaena milleri'' 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. It is named for the botanical collector
James Spencer Miller.
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Description
''Schizolaena milleri'' grows as a tree up to tall. Its papery leaves are elliptic to ovate in shape and are coloured grayish green above, brown tinged red below. They measure up to long. The inflorescences typically bear four flowers, each with three sepals
A sepal () is a part of the flower of angiosperms (flowering plants). Usually green, sepals typically function as protection for the flower in bud, and often as support for the petals when in bloom., p. 106 The term ''sepalum'' was coined b ...
and five bright pink petals. The fruits are roundish and measure up to in diameter.[
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Distribution and habitat
''Schizolaena milleri'' is known only from the northeastern regions of Analanjirofo and Atsinanana. Its habitat is humid forest from sea-level to altitude.[
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References
milleri
Endemic flora of Madagascar
Trees of Madagascar
Plants described in 1999
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