Mascarenhasia

Mascarenhasia is a genus of plant in family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1844. It is native to Africa and a few islands in the Indian Ocean. Several species are endemic to Madagascar.

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GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderGentianales
FamilyApocynaceae

Native toComoros, DR Congo, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zimbabwe

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Specimen records: 287
With media: 267
Family: Apocynaceae
Collections: GH, MO, ANSP, CAS
Recorded in: Madagascar, Malaysia

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Instance of: taxon
Image: Mascarenhasia arborescens (4817608605).jpg

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taxon name: Mascarenhasia
taxon rank: genus
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=7308
topic's main category: Category:Mascarenhasia
Commons category: Mascarenhasia

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Mascarenhasia is a genus of plant in family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1844. It is native to Africa and a few islands in the Indian Ocean. Several species are endemic to Madagascar. Species Mascarenhasia arborescens A.DC. - Kenya, Tanzania, Zaire, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Comoros, Madagascar; naturalized in Seychelles Mascarenhasia havetii A.DC. - Madagascar Mascarenhasia lanceolata A.DC. - Madagascar Mascarenhasia lisianthiflora A.DC. - Madagascar Mascarenhasia macrosiphon Baker - Madagascar Mascarenhasia rubra Jum. & H.Perrier - Madagascar Mascarenhasia speciosa Scott-Elliot - Madagascar Mascarenhasia tampinensis Pichon - Madagascar

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