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{{Short description|Genus of shrubs}}
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|status = LC
|name = ''Kaliphora madagascariensis''
|status_system = IUCN3.1
|regnum = [[Plantae]]
|status_ref = <ref name = iucn>Ramanantsialonina, R.N. 2019. ''Kaliphora madagascariensis''. [[The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species]] 2019: e.T128093520A128098542. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T128093520A128098542.en. Accessed on 23 September 2022.</ref>
|unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperms]]
|genus = Kaliphora
|unranked_classis = [[Eudicots]]
|unranked_ordo = [[Asterids]]
|parent_authority = [[Hook.f.]]
|species = madagascariensis
|ordo = [[Solanales]]
|authority = Hook.f.
|familia = [[Montiniaceae]] (Kaliphoraceae)
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|genus = '''''Kaliphora'''''
|species = '''''K. madagascarensis'''''
|binomial = ''Kaliphora madagascariensis''
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|}}
'''''Kaliphora madagascarensis''''' is a [[species]] of evergreen [[shrub]] or small [[tree]]. It is [[endemic (ecology)|endemic]] to [[Madagascar]], where it inhabits subhumid [[woodland]]s and [[forest]]s in eastern Madagascar, in the provinces of [[Antananarivo Province|Antananarivo]], [[Antsiranana Province|Antsiranana]], [[Fianarantsoa Province|Fianarantsoa]], and [[Mahajanga Province|Mahajanga]].


'''''Kaliphora madagascarensis''''' is a [[species]] of evergreen [[shrub]] or small [[tree]]. It is [[endemic (ecology)|endemic]] to [[Madagascar]], where it inhabits [[Madagascar subhumid forests|subhumid woodlands and forests]] in eastern Madagascar, in the provinces of [[Antananarivo Province|Antananarivo]], [[Antsiranana Province|Antsiranana]], [[Fianarantsoa Province|Fianarantsoa]], and [[Mahajanga Province|Mahajanga]].
''K. madagascarensis'' is the sole species of genus ''Kaliphora''. Some recent classification systems, including the [[APG II]], classify the genus as part of family [[Montiniaceae]]; other systems, including that of [[Armen Takhtajan]], classify ''Kaliphora'' in its own family, '''Kaliphoraceae'''.


== References ==
==Description==
''Kaliphora madagascariensis'' is a shrub or tree which grows 1 to 4 meters tall.

==Range and habitat==
''Kaliphora madagascariensis'' is widespread in northern, central, and south-central Madagascar. It is chiefly found in the highlands of former Antsiranana, Mahajanga, Antananarivo and Fianaratsoa provinces. The species' estimated [[area of occupancy]] (AOO) is 420 km<sup>2</sup>, and estimated [[extent of occurrence]] (EOO) is 149,903 km<sup>2</sup>, based on known extant subpopulations.<ref name = iucn/>

Its principal habitats are [[Madagascar subhumid forests|dry, humid, and subhumid montane evergreen forests]]. It ranges from 50 to 2000 meters elevation.<ref name = iucn/>

==Classification==
''Kaliphora madagascarensis'' is the sole species of the genus '''''Kaliphora'''''. Some recent classification systems, including the [[APG IV]], classify the genus as part of family [[Montiniaceae]]; other systems, including that of [[Armen Takhtajan]], classify ''Kaliphora'' in its own family, '''Kaliphoraceae'''.

==References==
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== External links ==
==External links==
* [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=12&taxon_id=220007024 ''Kaliphora madagascariensis'' in efloras.org]
* [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=12&taxon_id=220007024 ''Kaliphora madagascariensis'' in efloras.org]


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[[Category:Flora of Madagascar]]
[[Category:Monotypic Solanales genera]]


[[Category:Endemic flora of Madagascar]]
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[[Category:Flora of the Madagascar subhumid forests]]
[[Category:Monotypic Solanales genera]]
[[Category:Solanales]]

Latest revision as of 17:47, 23 September 2022

Kaliphora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Montiniaceae
Genus: Kaliphora
Hook.f.
Species:
K. madagascariensis
Binomial name
Kaliphora madagascariensis
Hook.f.

Kaliphora madagascarensis is a species of evergreen shrub or small tree. It is endemic to Madagascar, where it inhabits subhumid woodlands and forests in eastern Madagascar, in the provinces of Antananarivo, Antsiranana, Fianarantsoa, and Mahajanga.

Description[edit]

Kaliphora madagascariensis is a shrub or tree which grows 1 to 4 meters tall.

Range and habitat[edit]

Kaliphora madagascariensis is widespread in northern, central, and south-central Madagascar. It is chiefly found in the highlands of former Antsiranana, Mahajanga, Antananarivo and Fianaratsoa provinces. The species' estimated area of occupancy (AOO) is 420 km2, and estimated extent of occurrence (EOO) is 149,903 km2, based on known extant subpopulations.[1]

Its principal habitats are dry, humid, and subhumid montane evergreen forests. It ranges from 50 to 2000 meters elevation.[1]

Classification[edit]

Kaliphora madagascarensis is the sole species of the genus Kaliphora. Some recent classification systems, including the APG IV, classify the genus as part of family Montiniaceae; other systems, including that of Armen Takhtajan, classify Kaliphora in its own family, Kaliphoraceae.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Ramanantsialonina, R.N. 2019. Kaliphora madagascariensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T128093520A128098542. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T128093520A128098542.en. Accessed on 23 September 2022.

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