Schizolaena masoalensis is a plant in the family Sarcolaenaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar. The specific epithet refers to the Masoala peninsula where the species is found.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Sarcolaenaceae |
| Genus: | Schizolaena |
| Species: | S. masoalensis
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Description
editSchizolaena masoalensis grows as a liana[3] or tree.[2] Its papery leaves are elliptic to ovate in shape and are coloured grayish green above, tinted orangish below. They measure up to 7 cm (3 in) long. The inflorescences bear many flowers, each with three sepals and five petals. Fruits are unknown.[3]
Distribution and habitat
editSchizolaena masoalensis is known only from the northeastern regions of Sava and Analanjirofo, on the Masoala peninsula. Its habitat is humid forest from sea-level to 500 m (1,600 ft) altitude.[2] The species is known only from the original specimens, collected in the 1940s. Since then, the location of that collection has become part of Masoala National Park, but more recent specimens have not been found.[3]
References
edit- ^ Manjato, N. (2020). "Schizolaena masoalensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T70102488A70141832. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ a b c "Schizolaena masoalensis". Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 3 November 2016 – via Tropicos.org.
- ^ a b c d Lowry II, Porter P.; Schatz, George E.; Leroy, Jean-François; Wolf, Anne-Elizabeth (Jan 1999). "Endemic families of Madagascar. III. A synoptic revision of Schizolaena (Sarcolaenaceae)". Adansonia. 3. 21 (2). Paris: Publications Scientifiques du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle: 200–202. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
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