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Omphalea ankaranensis

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Omphalea ankaranensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Omphalea
Species:
O. ankaranensis
Binomial name
Omphalea ankaranensis
L.J. Gillespie

Omphalea ankaranensis is a plant species endemic to a small region in northern Madagascar. Type locale is in Antsiranana Province, inside Réserve Speciale Ankarana, 7 km SE of Matsaborimanga. Plant grows on limestone soils.

Omphalea ankaranensis is a tree up to 7 m tall. Leaves are heart-shaped, up to 16 cm long. Inflorescence is a racemous thyrse.[1]

References

  1. ^ Gillespie, Lynn Judith. 1997. Omphalea (Euphorbiaceae) in Madagascar: a new species and a new combination. Novon 7:127-136.
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