Malagasia is a monotypic genus of trees in the family Proteaceae. The sole species is Malagasia alticola, endemic to Madagascar.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| 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
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| Binomial name | |
| Malagasia alticola (Capuron) L.A.S.Johnson & B.G.Briggs
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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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Malagasia L.A.S. Johnson & B.G. Briggs". Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ^ "Macadamia alticola Capuron". Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ^ "Malagasia alticola (Capuron) L.A.S. Johnson & B.G. Briggs". Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
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