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''Alluaudiopsis'' is a genus of shrubby
flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s belonging to the family
Didiereaceae Didiereaceae is a family of flowering plants found in continental Africa and Madagascar. It contains 20 species classified in three subfamilies and six genera. Species of the family are succulent plants, growing in sub-arid to arid habitats. Seve ...
. Species of ''Alluaudiopsis'' are
dioecious Dioecy ( ; ; adj. dioecious, ) is a characteristic of certain species that have distinct unisexual individuals, each producing either male or female gametes, either directly (in animals) or indirectly (in seed plants). Dioecious reproduction is ...
, with male and female flowers on separate plants. Its native range is Southern Madagascar. Species: *'' Alluaudiopsis fiherenensis'' *'' Alluaudiopsis marnieriana''


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{{Taxonbar, from=Q5669497 Didiereaceae Caryophyllales genera Dioecious plants Endemic flora of Madagascar