''Schizolaena turkii'' 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. It is named for the botanist
Daniel Turk.
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Description
''Schizolaena turkii'' grows as a shrub or tree up to tall with a trunk diameter of up to . Its papery leaves are elliptic to ovate in shape and measure up to long. The inflorescences are small and bear up to 15 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 pink petals. The roundish fruits are yellow and measure up to in diameter.[
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Distribution and habitat
''Schizolaena turkii'' is known only from the east central region of Vatovavy-Fitovinany. Its habitat is humid forest from altitude. Some subpopulations are within Ranomafana National Park.[
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References
turkii
Endemic flora of Madagascar
Plants described in 1999
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