Rhodolaena macrocarpa
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| Rhodolaena macrocarpa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Sarcolaenaceae |
| Genus: | Rhodolaena |
| Species: | R. macrocarpa |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhodolaena macrocarpa | |
Rhodolaena macrocarpa is a tree in the family Sarcolaenaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar. The specific epithet macrocarpa means 'large-fruited'.
Rhodolaena macrocarpa grows as a tree up to 10 metres (30 ft) tall. The branches are glabrous. Its leaves, also glabrous, are elliptic in shape, dry olive green and measure up to 11.2 centimetres (4 in) long. The inflorescences have a single flower, uniquely for the genus, on a peduncle measuring up to 7.5 cm (3 in) long.[3] Individual flowers are large with five sepals and five purple-red petals, measuring up to 5 cm (2 in) long. The round fruits are large and woody, measuring up to 1.7 cm (1 in) in diameter, with a fleshy involucre. The fruit is the largest of the genus.[3][4]
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