Capurodendron
Capurodendron is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae described by André Aubréville in 1962.
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GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderEricales
- FamilySapotaceae
Native toMadagascar
Capurodendron es un género de plantas de la familia de las sapotáceas con 24 especies. El género es endémico de Madagascar. Especies Capurodendron androyense Capurodendron ankaranense Capurodendron antongiliense Capurodendron apollonioides Capurodendron bakeri Capurodendron costatum Capurodendron delphinense Capurodendron gracilifolium Capurodendron greveanum Capurodendron ludiifolium Capurodendron madagascariense Capurodendron mandrarense Capurodendron microphyllum Capurodendron nodosum Capurodendron perrieri Capurodendron pervillei Capurodendron pseudoterminalia Capurodendron rubrocostatum Capurodendron rufescens Capurodendron sakalavum Capurodendron suarezense Capurodendron tampinense Capurodendron terminalioides
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Capurodendron is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae described by André Aubréville in 1962.
The genus contains 43 species which are all endemic to Madagascar. It is the second largest endemic genus of this island after Dypsis. The major part of its species are endangered or critically endangered of extinction by selective logging and the massive deforestation that Madagascar is suffering.