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Capurodendron

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Capurodendron
Capurodendron mandrarense, a species from dry areas of southern Madagascar
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Subfamily: Sapotoideae
Genus: Capurodendron
Aubrév.
Type species
Capurodendron rubrocostatum
(Jum. & H. Perrier) Aubrév.[1]

Capurodendron is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae described by André Aubréville in 1962.[1][2]

The entire genus is endemic to Madagascar, and with more than 50 species, 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.[3][4]

Capurodendron andrafiamenae L. Gaut & Boluda with flowers and a fruit
Capurodendron aubrevillei L. Gaut & Boluda, a species described in 2022.
Capurodendron naciriae L. Gaut & Boluda', a species described in 2022 from the extreme north of Madagascar
Selected species[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Tropicos, Capurodendron Aubrév.
  2. ^ Aubréville, André. 1962. Adansonia: recueil périodique d'observations botanique, n.s. 2: 92
  3. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. ^ Aubréville, André. 1974. Capurodendron. Flore de Madagascar et des Comores 164: 68-106 in French