Maillardia montana, synonyms including Maillardia pendula, is a species of flowering plant in the family Moraceae, native to Mayotte, the Aldabras, and Madagascar in the western Indian Ocean.[1] It was first described by Jacques Désiré Leandri in 1948.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Moraceae |
| Genus: | Maillardia |
| Species: | M. montana
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| Maillardia montana | |
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Conservation
editMaillardia pendula was assessed as "critically endangered" in the 1998 IUCN Red List, where it is said to be native only to the island of Grande Terre in the Aldabras.[3] As of February 2023[update], M. pendula was regarded as a synonym of Maillardia montana, which has a wider distribution, including Madagascar.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Maillardia montana Leandri", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-02-14
- ^ "Maillardia montana Leandri", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2023-02-14
- ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998), "Maillardia pendula", IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 1998: e.T37575A10058619, doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T37575A10058619.en, retrieved 2023-02-14
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