Schizolaena hystrix

Schizolaena hystrix
Conservation status
	; 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. hystrix
Binomial name
	Schizolaena hystrix; Capuron[2]

Schizolaena hystrix is a tree in the family Sarcolaenaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar. The specific epithet hystrix is from the Latin meaning "spiny", referring to the porcupine-like appearance of the involucre.[3]

Description

Schizolaena hystrix grows as a large tree up to 35 metres (110 ft) tall. Its leaves are coriaceous.[3] The spiny involucre is fleshy and is thought to attract lemurs, bats and birds who in turn disperse the tree's seeds.[1]

Distribution and habitat

Schizolaena hystrix is known only from the northeastern regions of Sava, Alaotra-Mangoro, Analanjirofo and Atsinanana.[2] Its habitat is humid evergreen forests from sea-level to 1,500 m (5,000 ft) altitude.[1]

Threats

Schizolaena hystrix is threatened by deforestation and by threats to the lemur. Deforestation due to shifting agriculture is occurring outside protected areas. However, 9 of 14 subpopulations of the tree are within protected areas. Threats to lemurs would in turn affect the tree's reproduction due to their role in seed dispersal.[1]

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References

Members of the IUCN SSC Madagascar Plant Specialist Group (2016). "Schizolaena hystrix". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T64563494A64574443. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T64563494A64574443.en.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
"Schizolaena hystrix". Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 29 Oct 2016 – via Tropicos.org.
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): 198–199. Retrieved 29 Oct 2016.

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[IUCN-1] Members of the IUCN SSC Madagascar Plant Specialist Group (2016). "Schizolaena hystrix". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T64563494A64574443. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T64563494A64574443.en.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)

[Tropicos-2] "Schizolaena hystrix". Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 29 Oct 2016 – via Tropicos.org.

[Adansonia-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): 198–199. Retrieved 29 Oct 2016.