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Schizolaena viscosa

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Species of tree

Schizolaena viscosa
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Sarcolaenaceae
Genus: Schizolaena
Species: S. viscosa
Binomial name
Schizolaena viscosa
F.Gérard

Schizolaena viscosa is a tree in the family Sarcolaenaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar.

Description

Schizolaena viscosa grows as a tree up to 15 metres (50 ft) tall. Its densely hairy filaments are unique in the genus.

Distribution and habitat

Schizolaena viscosa is known only from the northern region of Diana. Its habitat is dry forest from sea-level to 500 m (1,600 ft) altitude.

References

  1. Manjato, N. (2019). "Schizolaena viscosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T70102840A70103859. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Schizolaena viscosa". Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 3 December 2016 – via Tropicos.org.
  3. ^ Lowry II, Porter P.; Schatz, George E.; Leroy, Jean-François; Wolf, Anne-Elizabeth (Jan 1999). "Endemic families of Madagascar. III. A synoptic revision of Schizolaena (Sarcolaenaceae)". Adansonia. 3. 21 (2). Paris: Publications Scientifiques du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle: 209, 211. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
Taxon identifiers
Schizolaena viscosa


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