Sarcolaenaceae
Xerochlamys

Xerochlamys villosa F.Gérard

First published in Compt. Rend. Assoc. Franç. Avancem. Sci. 43: 408 (1914 publ. 1915)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Central Madagascar. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Madagascar

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Hong-Wa, C. (2009). Endemic families of Madagascar. XII. Resurrection and taxonomic revision of the genera Mediusella (Cavaco) Hutchinson and Xerochlamys Baker (Sarcolaenaceae). Adansonia, III, 31: 311-339.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Cavaco, A. (1952). Chlénaceés (Chlaenaceae). Flore de Madagascar et des Comores (Plantes Vasculaires) 126: 1-37. Typographie Firmin-Didot et Cie., Paris. [Cited as Leptolaena bojeriana.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Capuron, R. (1970). Observations sur les Sarcolaenacées. Adansonia, n.s., 10: 247-265.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0