Anomostachys

<i>Anomostachys</i>

Anomostachys

Genus of flowering plants

Anomostachys is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1951.[3][4] It contains one known species, Anomostachys lastellei, endemic to Madagascar.[2][5]

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Description

Anomostachys lastellei is a tree which grows up to 20 meters high.[1]

Range and habitat

Anomostachys lastellei is native to Antananarivo, Antsiranana, Fianarantsoa, Toamasina, Toliara and Mahajanga provinces of eastern Madagascar.[1]

It inhabits the humid lowland forests and mid-elevation montane forests from 80 to 1,150 meters elevation. It is found in primary forests and degraded vegetation, on humus, sandy, rocky, or quartzitic soils.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Razanajatovo, H. (2020). "Anomostachys lastellei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T137506066A137899398. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T137506066A137899398.en. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  2. [2]
    Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. [3]
    Hurusawa, Isao. 1954. Journal of the Faculty of Science: University of Tokyo, Section 3, Botany 6: 311
  4. [4]
    Tropicos, Anomostachys Hurus.
  5. [5]
    Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.


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