Descriptions ²

Medium to large tree up to 30 m tall, major branches horizontal or ascending at about 45°, bark pale grey and rough. Leaves 5 - 11 foliolate, ussually over 9 on reproductive shoots. Flowers emerging at or just before leaf emergence, with petals pale yellow, becoming darker with age. Fruits ussually oblong, pericarp brown.
Phenology: flowering in November and December, ripe fruit in October and November.

Ecology ²

Confined to the northern tip of Madagascar the species is known from just five sites.

Similar species ²

No synonyms are recorded for this name.

Reference ²

• 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

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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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