Camptocarpus crassifolius

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Camptocarpus crassifolius
Botanical illustration of Camptocarpus crassifolius[1]
Scientific classification Edit this 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]
  • Symphytonema crassifolium (Decne.) Choux
  • Tanulepis crassifolia (Decne.) Choux
  • Camptocarpus madagascariensis (Schltr.) Venter
  • Symphytonema madagascariense Schltr.
  • Tanulepis madagascariensis (Schltr.) Choux

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]

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