Eremolaena humblotiana
| Eremolaena humblotiana | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Sarcolaenaceae |
| Genus: | Eremolaena |
| Species: | E. humblotiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Eremolaena humblotiana Baill.[1] | |
Eremolaena humblotiana is a plant in the family Sarcolaenaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar. It is named for the French naturalist Léon Humblot.
Description
Eremolaena humblotiana grows as a shrub or tree. Its subcoriaceous leaves may measure more than 9 cm (4 in) long. The inflorescences bear two flowers.[2]
Distribution and habitat
Eremolaena humblotiana is known only from the eastern regions of Alaotra-Mangoro, Analanjirofo and Atsinanana.[1] Its habitat is humid and subhumid forest up to about 1,200 m (4,000 ft) altitude.[2] Some subpopulations are in protected areas.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "Eremolaena humblotiana". Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 23 Nov 2016 – via Tropicos.org.
- 1 2 Lowry II, Porter P.; Haevermans, Thomas; Labat, Jean-Noël; Schatz, George E.; Leroy, Jean-François; Wolf, Anne-Elizabeth (Jan 2000). "Endemic families of Madagascar. V. A synoptic revision of Eremolaena, Pentachlaena and Perrierodendron (Sarcolaenaceae)". Adansonia. 3. Paris: Publications Scientifiques du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. 22 (1): 14–15. Retrieved 23 Nov 2016.
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