Malagasia is a monotypic genus of trees in the family Proteaceae. The sole species is Malagasia alticola, endemic to Madagascar.[2]

Malagasia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Subfamily: Grevilleoideae
Tribe: Macadamieae
Subtribe: Malagasiinae
Genus: Malagasia
L.A.S.Johnson & B.G.Briggs
Species:
M. alticola
Binomial name
Malagasia alticola
(Capuron) L.A.S.Johnson & B.G.Briggs
Synonyms
  • Macadamia alticola Capuron

The species was originally described in 1963 by French botanist René Capuron. Capuron included the new species in the genus Macadamia, naming it Macadamia alticola.[3] The species was transferred to the newly erected genus Malagasia in 1975 by Barbara Briggs and Lawrie Johnson.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Rakotonirina, N. (2020). "Malagasia alticola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T70102167A70108796. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T70102167A70108796.en. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Malagasia L.A.S. Johnson & B.G. Briggs". Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Macadamia alticola Capuron". Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Malagasia alticola (Capuron) L.A.S. Johnson & B.G. Briggs". Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar. Retrieved 7 April 2013.