Camptocarpus crassifolius
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| Camptocarpus crassifolius | |
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| Botanical illustration of Camptocarpus crassifolius[1] | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Camptocarpus |
| Species: | C. crassifolius |
| Binomial name | |
| Camptocarpus crassifolius | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Camptocarpus crassifolius is a species of plant in the Apocynaceae family. It is endemic to Madagascar.[3] Joseph Decaisne,[4] the botanist who first formally described the species, named it after its thick (crassus in Latin) leaves (-folius in Latin).[5][6]