Eremolaena humblotiana
Appearance
Eremolaena humblotiana | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Sarcolaenaceae |
Genus: | Eremolaena |
Species: | E. humblotiana
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Binomial name | |
Eremolaena humblotiana |
Eremolaena humblotiana is a plant in the family Sarcolaenaceae. The species is endemic to Madagascar. It is named for the French naturalist Léon Humblot.
Description
[edit]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.[3]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]Eremolaena humblotiana is known only from the eastern regions of Alaotra-Mangoro, Analanjirofo and Atsinanana.[2] Its habitat is humid and subhumid forest up to about 1,200 m (4,000 ft) altitude.[3]
Threats
[edit]Eremolaena humblotiana is threatened by logging, wildfires and tropical storms. Three subpopulations of the species are in protected areas: in the Betampona, Zahamena and Analalava Protected Areas of eastern Madagascar.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Faranirina, L. (2017). "Eremolaena humblotiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T70102594A70131531. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T70102594A70131531.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Eremolaena humblotiana". Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 23 Nov 2016 – via Tropicos.org.
- ^ a b 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. 22 (1). Paris: Publications Scientifiques du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle: 14–15. Retrieved 23 Nov 2016.