Pentachlaena betamponensis

Pentachlaena betamponensis is a tree in the family Sarcolaenaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar. It is named for the Betampona Reserve where the species is found.

Pentachlaena betamponensis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Sarcolaenaceae
Genus: Pentachlaena
Species:
P. betamponensis
Binomial name
Pentachlaena betamponensis

Description

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Pentachlaena betamponensis grows as a tree of unknown height. Its coriaceous leaves are obovate in shape and coloured brown above and greenish brown below. They measure up to 5 centimetres (2 in) long. The inflorescences bear up to 10 flowers, each with five sepals and five petals. Fruits are unknown.[3]

Distribution and habitat

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Pentachlaena betamponensis is known only from the eastern region of Atsinanana where it is found in the Betampona Reserve. Its habitat is humid forest from sea-level to about 500 m (1,600 ft) altitude.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Rabarimanarivo, M. (2020). "Pentachlaena betamponensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T64563631A64569356. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Pentachlaena betamponensis". Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 5 December 2016 – via Tropicos.org.
  3. ^ 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: 16–18. Retrieved 5 December 2016.