Quivisianthe | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Meliaceae |
Subfamily: | Melioideae |
Genus: |
Quivisianthe Baill. [1] |
Species: | Q. papinae
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Binomial name | |
Quivisianthe papinae |
Quivisianthe, known as valiandro, is a genus of flowering plants in the mahogany family, Meliaceae. It has only one currently accepted species, Quivisianthe papinae, native to Madagascar. [2] Common canopy trees, they are an important food source for ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) in the dry season. [3]
Quivisianthe | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Meliaceae |
Subfamily: | Melioideae |
Genus: |
Quivisianthe Baill. [1] |
Species: | Q. papinae
|
Binomial name | |
Quivisianthe papinae |
Quivisianthe, known as valiandro, is a genus of flowering plants in the mahogany family, Meliaceae. It has only one currently accepted species, Quivisianthe papinae, native to Madagascar. [2] Common canopy trees, they are an important food source for ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) in the dry season. [3]