Perrierodendron capuronii
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Perrierodendron capuronii is a tree in the family Sarcolaenaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar. The specific epithet is for the French botanist René Capuron.[2]
Description
Perrierodendron capuronii grows as a tree up to 20 metres (70 ft) tall. Its chartaceous to subcoriaceous leaves are obovate in shape. They are coloured brown above, greenish brown below and measure up to 9 cm (4 in) long. The inflorescences bear one to seven flowers, each with five sepals and five petals. The smooth fruits are obovoid in shape and measure up to 1.3 cm (0.5 in) long.[2]
Distribution and habitat
Perrierodendron capuronii is known only from the eastern regions of Sava, Alaotra-Mangoro and Atsinanana. Its habitat is humid and subhumid forests from 500 metres (1,600 ft) to 1,000 m (3,300 ft) altitude.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Perrierodendron capuronii". Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 3 January 2017 – 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: 21–23. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
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