Distribution: Endemic to Madagascar

Bioclimate: Humid, Subhumid

Vegetation Formation: Forest

Elevation (m): 500-999, 1000-1499

Province: Antananarivo, Antsiranana, Toamasina, Toliara

Protected Areas : Analamazaotra-Périnet, Manongarivo, Masoala, Zahamena

Published Red List Status: EN A3cd (IUCN Red List treatment)

Description: Asteropeia rhopaloides is a small to large tree, or rarely a large shrub, occurring in mid-elevation humid to subhumid forest from the Sambirano region to the Marojejy Massif, extending as far south as the Analamazaotra-Périnet RS region. Asteropeia rhopaloides can be distinguished from A. densiflora, with which it shares inflorescence axes covered with dense, short, rusty brown ferruginous indumentum, by its pedicels lacking numerous, minute, caducous bracteoles at the base, and by its ovoid, verrucose, dull fruits, sometimes with persistent indument.

Type(s) of accepted name: BARON 3096 (LT: K; ILT: K, P)

Type(s) of syns and other voucher(s): SCHATZ 3513 (MO, P, TAN)

Updated on: 14 Apr. 2006

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