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Craspidospermum
Sign in to saveCraspidospermum is a monotypic genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae endemic to Madagascar. the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognises the single species Craspidospermum verticillatum (Malagasy: Vandrika).
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderGentianales
- FamilyApocynaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 10
- With media
- 10
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Collections
- GH, MO, MNHN
- Recorded in
- Madagascar
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Encyclopedic overview
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Craspidospermum is a monotypic genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae endemic to Madagascar. the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognises the single species Craspidospermum verticillatum (Malagasy: Vandrika).
==Description== Craspidospermum verticillatum grows as a tree up to tall, with a trunk diameter of up to . Its flowers feature a white or pale pink corolla, with pink or dark red throat.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Craspidospermum” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.