Schizolaena exinvolucrata

Schizolaena exinvolucrata is a tree in the family Sarcolaenaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar.

Schizolaena exinvolucrata

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Sarcolaenaceae
Genus: Schizolaena
Species:
S. exinvolucrata
Binomial name
Schizolaena exinvolucrata
Synonyms[2]

Description

Schizolaena exinvolucrata grows as a tree up to 15 metres (50 ft) tall. Its leaves measure up to 8 cm (3 in) long. The peduncle and sepals are glabrous. It has a fleshy, glabrous involucre.[3] The involucre is thought to attract lemurs, bats and birds who in turn disperse the tree's seeds.[1]

Distribution and habitat

Schizolaena exinvolucrata is known only from the eastern regions of Atsimo-Atsinanana, Vatovavy-Fitovinany, Alaotra-Mangoro, Analanjirofo, Atsinanana and Anosy. Its habitat is humid and subhumid forests from sea-level to 1,000 m (3,300 ft) altitude.[2]

Threats

Schizolaena exinvolucrata is threatened by deforestation due to shifting patterns of agriculture. Four of the tree's subpopulations (of 13) are within protected areas.[1]

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References
  1. Members of the IUCN SSC Madagascar Plant Specialist Group (2016). "Schizolaena exinvolucrata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T70102728A70143960. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T70102728A70143960.en.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  2. "Schizolaena exinvolucrata". Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 28 Oct 2016 – via Tropicos.org.
  3. Lowry II, Porter P.; Schatz, George E.; Leroy, Jean-François; Wolf, Anne-Elizabeth (Jan 1999). "Endemic families of Madagascar. III. A synoptic revision of Schizolaena (Sarcolaenaceae)". Adansonia. 3. Paris: Publications Scientifiques du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. 21 (2): 195. Retrieved 28 Oct 2016.


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