Anomostachys
Anomostachys is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1951.[3][4] It contains one known species, Anomostachys lastellei, endemic to Madagascar.[2][5]
| Anomostachys | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Euphorbioideae |
| Tribe: | Hippomaneae |
| Subtribe: | Hippomaninae |
| Genus: | Anomostachys (Baill.) Hurus. |
| Species: | A. lastellei |
| Binomial name | |
| Anomostachys lastellei (Müll.Arg.) Kruijt | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Description
Anomostachys lastellei is a tree which grows up to 20 meters high.[1]
Range and habitat
Anomostachys lastellei is native to Antananarivo, Antsiranana, Fianarantsoa, Toamasina, Toliara and Mahajanga provinces of eastern Madagascar.[1]
It inhabits the humid lowland forests and mid-elevation montane forests from 80 to 1,150 meters elevation. It is found in primary forests and degraded vegetation, on humus, sandy, rocky, or quartzitic soils.[1]
References
- Razanajatovo, H. 2020. Anomostachys lastellei. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T137506066A137899398. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T137506066A137899398.en. Accessed on 11 September 2022.
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- Hurusawa, Isao. 1954. Journal of the Faculty of Science: University of Tokyo, Section 3, Botany 6: 311
- Tropicos, Anomostachys Hurus.
- Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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