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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.

Kaliphora
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific 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.

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 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


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


  1. 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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Kaliphora es un género con una sola especie perteneciente a la familia Montiniaceae. Kaliphora madagascariensis Hook.f. es la única especie del género. Algunos los últimos sistemas de clasificación, incluida la APG II, clasifican el género como parte de la familia Montiniaceae; otros sistemas, incluido el de Armen Takhtajan, incluyen a Kaliphora en su propia familia, Kaliphoraceae. Es una especie de arbusto o árbol pequeño, perenne.



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