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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).
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Within Vinony's link graph, Craspidospermum is referenced by 3 other articles, and connects out to Rauvolfioideae, Madagascar and plant.
It sits within the topics Endemic flora of Madagascar, Flora of the Madagascar lowland forests and Flora of the Madagascar subhumid forests.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
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
4 sectionsContents
- Description
- Range and habitat
- Uses
- References
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.