Descriptions ³

Tree up to 25 m tall, primary branches regularly distributed, mainly horizontal, bark reddish grey and smooth. Leaves 9 - 11 foliolate,rarely 6, margin leaflet entire. Flowers emerging when leafless, with petals white, yellowing with age. Fruits ussually oblong, pericarp dense reddish brown.
Phenology: flowering in May to August, ripe fruit in November and December.

Ecology ⁴

A large tree collected from five locations distributed between Lac Ihotry, near Morombe, and Bereboka, north of Morondava.

Similar species ⁴

Similar to A. rubrostipa in the South Western Region but its leaves are denticulate.

Reference ⁴

• Madagascar Catalogue, 2013. Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, U.S.A. & Antananarivo, Madagascar [http://www.efloras.org/madagascar].

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Bernard DUPONT, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/berniedup/9576865450/
2. no rights reserved, uploaded by Romer Rabarijaona
3. Adapted by Franck Rakotonasolo from a work by (c) Romer Rabarijaona, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
4. (c) Romer Rabarijaona, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• African Plants - a photo guide
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• eFloras.org
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• World Flora Online

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