Madagasikaria is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Madagasikaria contains only one species (Madagasikaria andersonii) of woody vine native to deciduous seasonally dry forest of Madagascar.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Malpighiaceae |
| Genus: | Madagasikaria C.Davis |
| Species: | M. andersonii
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| Binomial name | |
| Madagasikaria andersonii C.Davis
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References
edit- Davis, C. 2002. Madagasikaria (Malpighiaceae): a new genus from Madagascar with implications for floral evolution in Malpighiaceae. American Journal of Botany 89: 699–706.
External links
edit- Malpighiaceae Malpighiaceae - description, taxonomy, phylogeny, and nomenclature
- Madagasikaria