Leptolaena abrahamii G.E.Schatz & Lowry

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Sarcolaenaceae > Leptolaena

Characteristics

A shrub or tree. It can grow 4-15 m tall. The trunk is 70 cm across. The leaves are narrowly oval and unequal. They are 2.5-4.5 cm long. There are 20-40 flowers in a group near the ends of branches. The fruit are oval and 4-5 mm long by 2.5-3.5 mm wide. It has depressions along it.
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Mature width (meter) 0.7
Mature height (meter) 4.0 - 15.0
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Environment

It grows in subtropical and tropical regions. It grows in moist lowland forests.
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Distribution

Leptolaena abrahamii world distribution map, present in Madagascar

Conservation status

Leptolaena abrahamii threat status: Near Threatened

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:20003302-1
WFO ID wfo-0000627139
COL ID 3TQNS
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Synonyms

Leptolaena abrahamii