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Capitanopsis brevilabra

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Capitanopsis brevilabra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Capitanopsis
Species:
C. brevilabra
Binomial name
Capitanopsis brevilabra
(Hedge) Mwany., A.J.Paton & Culham[2]
Synonyms[2]

Dauphinea brevilabra Hedge

Capitanopsis brevilabra is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae. It is an herb or shrub native to southeastern Madagascar. It flowers in March.[1]

Range and habitat

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Capitanopsis brevilabra is found only in the Sainte Luce area in southeastern coastal Madagascar, where it grows in humid littoral forests between sea level and 50 meters elevation.[1]

The species has a restricted range, and is threatened with habitat loss from deforestation and mining. A portion of the species' range is in the Ambato Atsinanana protected area. The species' conservation status is assessed as Endangered.[1]

Taxonomy

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It was formerly treated as the only species, Dauphinea brevilabra, in the genus Dauphinea. A phylogenetic study in 2018 found that it was embedded in the genus Capitanopsis, and it was transferred to that genus.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Ravololomanana, N. (2018). "Dauphinea brevilabra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T68501489A68717672. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T68501489A68717672.en. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
  2. ^ a b "Capitanopsis brevilabra (Hedge) Mwany., A.J.Paton & Culham", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2020-08-01
  3. ^ Paton, A.; Mwanyambo, M. & Culham, A. (2018), "Phylogenetic study of Plectranthus, Coleus and allies (Lamiaceae): Taxonomy, distribution and medicinal use" (PDF), Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 188 (4): 355–376, doi:10.1093/botlinnean/boy064