| Perrierodendron rodoense | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Sarcolaenaceae |
| Genus: | Perrierodendron |
| Species: | P. rodoense |
| Binomial name | |
| Perrierodendron rodoense J.-F.Leroy, Lowry, Haev., Labat & G.E.Schatz[2] | |
Perrierodendron rodoense is a tree in the family Sarcolaenaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar. The specific epithet rodoense is for the Irodo River (or Rodo), where the species was studied.[3]
Description
Perrierodendron rodoense grows as a tree up to 12 metres (40 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 50 cm (20 in). Its chartaceous to subcoriaceous leaves are obovate in shape. They are coloured dark brown above, light brown below and measure up to 4 cm (2 in) long. The inflorescences bear a single flower with five sepals and five whitish petals. The fruits are unknown.[3]
Distribution and habitat
Perrierodendron rodoense is known only from a single location in the Irodo basin in the northern region of Diana. Its habitat is dry forests from sea level to 500 m (1,600 ft) altitude.[2]
References
- ↑ Rabarimanarivo, M. (2020). "Perrierodendron rodoense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T68501475A68701371. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- 1 2 "Perrierodendron rodoense". Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 12 January 2017 – 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): 28–30. Retrieved 12 January 2017.