Secamone schatzii
| Secamone schatzii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Secamone |
| Species: | S. schatzii
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| Binomial name | |
| Secamone schatzii | |
Secamone schatzii is a plant species endemic to Madagascar. It grows in lowland rainforest in the eastern part of the country. The species is named in honor of George Schatz of the Missouri Botanical Garden.[1][2]
Secamone schatzii is a liana climbing as high as 20 m. Stems are hairless, round in cross-section. Leaves are opposite, unlobed, elliptical, up to 6 cm long. Flores are borne in short racemes in the axils of the leaves. Corolla is tubular, yellow-orange, up to 1.3 mm long, hairy in the mouth but smooth and hairless on the lobes, thinning toward the margins.[1][3][4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Klackenberg, Jens. 2000. Two new species of Secamone (Apocynaceae, Secamoneae) from Madagascar. Novon 10: 215–219.
- ^ African Plants Database, Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques Ville de Génève
- ^ photo of holotype of Secamone schatzii at Missouri Botanical Garden
- ^ Klackenberg, Jens. 1992. Taxonomy of Secamone sensu lato, (Asclepiadaceae) in the Madagascar region. Opera Botanica 112:1-127.