Dais glaucescens | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Thymelaeaceae |
Genus: | Dais |
Species: | D. glaucescens
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Dais glaucescens | |
Synonyms | |
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Dais glaucescens, commonly called havohoa in Malagasy, [2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae that is native to central Madagascar. [3] It was originally described by Joseph Decaisne in the Annales des Sciences Naturelles in 1843. [4]
Dais glaucescens takes the form of a shrub or small tree, growing up to 8 metres (8.7 yd) tall. The trunk can be up to 25 centimetres (9.8 in) in diameter. [5]
Dais glaucescens is native to the central areas of Madagascar. It is found in forests, usually near water, at elevations of roughly 1,000 metres (1,100 yd). [5]
In Madagascar, the bark of Dais glaucescens is known as "havoa" and is used in the making of Antemoro paper. [6] This practice of using the "beaten-bark technique" has been attributed to the Antemoro people as far back as 1661 by the French governor of Madagascar Étienne de Flacourt. [7]
Dais glaucescens | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Thymelaeaceae |
Genus: | Dais |
Species: | D. glaucescens
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Binomial name | |
Dais glaucescens | |
Synonyms | |
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Dais glaucescens, commonly called havohoa in Malagasy, [2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae that is native to central Madagascar. [3] It was originally described by Joseph Decaisne in the Annales des Sciences Naturelles in 1843. [4]
Dais glaucescens takes the form of a shrub or small tree, growing up to 8 metres (8.7 yd) tall. The trunk can be up to 25 centimetres (9.8 in) in diameter. [5]
Dais glaucescens is native to the central areas of Madagascar. It is found in forests, usually near water, at elevations of roughly 1,000 metres (1,100 yd). [5]
In Madagascar, the bark of Dais glaucescens is known as "havoa" and is used in the making of Antemoro paper. [6] This practice of using the "beaten-bark technique" has been attributed to the Antemoro people as far back as 1661 by the French governor of Madagascar Étienne de Flacourt. [7]