Pentachlaena betamponensis
| Pentachlaena betamponensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Sarcolaenaceae |
| Genus: | Pentachlaena |
| Species: | P. betamponensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Pentachlaena betamponensis Lowry, Haev., Labat & G.E.Schatz[2]
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Pentachlaena betamponensis is a tree in the family Sarcolaenaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar. It is named for the Betampona Reserve where the species is found.
Description
Pentachlaena betamponensis grows as a tree of unknown height. Its coriaceous leaves are obovate in shape and coloured brown above and greenish brown below. They measure up to 5 cm (2 in) long. The inflorescences bear up to 10 flowers, each with five sepals and five petals. Fruits are unknown.[3]
Distribution and habitat
Pentachlaena betamponensis is known only from the eastern region of Atsinanana, where it confined to the Betampona Reserve. Its habitat is humid forest from 350–580 m (1,100–1,900 ft) altitude.[1]
Conservation
Pentachlaena betamponensis has been assessed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List. It has only one known subpopulation. The species is threatened by logging and cyclones.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Rabarimanarivo, M. (2020). "Pentachlaena betamponensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T64563631A64569356. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T64563631A64569356.en. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "Pentachlaena betamponensis Lowry, Haev., Labat & G.E.Schatz". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
- ^ Lowry II, Porter P.; Haevermans, Thomas; Labat, Jean-Noël; Schatz, George E.; Leroy, Jean-François; Wolf, Anne-Elizabeth (Jan 2000). "Endemic families of Madagascar. V. A synoptic revision of Eremolaena, Pentachlaena and Perrierodendron (Sarcolaenaceae)". Adansonia. 3. 22 (1). Paris: Publications Scientifiques du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle: 16–18. Retrieved 5 December 2016.