Secamonopsis microphylla
Secamonopsis microphylla is a plant species endemic to southern Madagascar.[1] It is a trailing or erect herb up to 1.5 m tall. Leaves are narrowly oblong, up to 10 mm long. Flowers in groups of 1-3, yellow, tubular, up to 1.2 mm long.
Secamonopsis microphylla | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Genus: | Secamonopsis |
Species: | S. microphylla |
Binomial name | |
Secamonopsis microphylla Civeyrel & Klack. | |
The only other species in the genus is Secamonopsis madagascariensis, also indigenous to Madagascar. It is taller, often twining, with larger leaves than S. microphylla.[1][2][3][4]
References
- Civeyrel, L. & J. Klackenberg. 1996. A second species of the Malagasy genus Secamonopsis (Asclepiadaceae). Novon 6(2): 144–146
- Civeyrel, L. & N. Rowe. 2001. Phylogenetic relationships of Secamonoideae based on the plastid gene matK, morphology, and biomechanics. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 88: 583–602
- photo of isotype of Secamonopsis microphyllafrom Herbier du Parc Botanique et Zoologique de Tsimbazaza, Antananarivo, Madagascar
- Klackenberg, J. 1992. Taxonomy of Secamone (Asclepiadaceae) s.lat. in the Madagascar region. Opera Botanica 112:5-127.
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