| Pentachlaena orientalis | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Sarcolaenaceae |
| Genus: | Pentachlaena |
| Species: | P. orientalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pentachlaena orientalis Capuron | |
Pentachlaena orientalis is a tree in the family Sarcolaenaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar.
Description
Pentachlaena orientalis grows as a tree up to 30 metres (100 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 90 cm (35 in). Its leaves are elliptic and measure up to 18 cm (7 in) long.
Distribution and habitat
Pentachlaena orientalis is known from the eastern regions of Alaotra-Mangoro, Analanjirofo and Atsinanana. Its habitat is humid forest from sea level to about 2,000 m (6,600 ft) altitude. Some subpopulations of the species occur in protected areas.
References
- Rabarimanarivo, M. (2020). "Pentachlaena orientalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T70102161A70107002. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "Pentachlaena orientalis". Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 19 December 2016 – via Tropicos.org.
- Lowry II, Porter P.; Haevermans, Thomas; Labat, Jean-Noël; Schatz, George E.; Leroy, Jean-François; Wolf, Anne-Elizabeth (Jan 2000). "Endemic families of Madagascar. V. A synoptic revision of Eremolaena, Pentachlaena and Perrierodendron (Sarcolaenaceae)". Adansonia. 3. 22 (1). Paris: Publications Scientifiques du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle: 16, 19. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
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| Pentachlaena orientalis | |
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