Leptolaena gautieri | |
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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: | Leptolaena |
Species: | L. gautieri
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Binomial name | |
Leptolaena gautieri G.E.Schatz & Lowry
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Leptolaena gautieri is a species of flowering plant in the Sarcolaenaceae family. It is found only in Madagascar.
Leptolaena gautieri is a small to medium-sized evergreen tree, growing from 3 to 5 meters tall. It flowers in July and August. [1]
Leptolaena gautieri is native to eastern Madagascar and to the Sambirano region of northwestern Madagascar. [1]
Its natural habitat is mid-elevation moist lowland forest and montane subhumid forest from 300 to 1,480 meters elevation. [1]
It is threatened by habitat loss.