Camptocarpus acuminatus
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| Camptocarpus acuminatus | |
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| Photograph of Camptocarpus acuminatus[1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Camptocarpus |
| Species: | C. acuminatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Camptocarpus acuminatus (Choux) Venter | |
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Camptocarpus acuminatus is a species of plant in the Apocynaceae family. It is endemic to the Madagascar.[4] Pierre Choux,[5] the botanist who first formally described the species, named it after the tapering (acuminatus in Latin) tips of its leaves, using the synonymous name Tanulepis acuminata.[6][7]