''Masoala'' is a genus of
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 ...
in the family
Arecaceae
The Arecaceae () is a family (biology), family of perennial plant, perennial, flowering plants in the Monocotyledon, monocot order Arecales. Their growth form can be climbing palm, climbers, shrubs, tree-like and stemless plants, all commonly k ...
. It contains the following species, both
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...
to
Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f ...
:
[Jumelle, Henri Lucien. 1933. Annales du Musée Colonial de Marseille, sér. 5, 1(1): 8.]
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Masoala kona
''Masoala'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It contains the following species, both endemic to Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagas ...
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Beentje
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Masoala madagascariensis
''Masoala madagascariensis'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is found only in Madagascar. It is threatened by habitat loss
Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss or habitat reduction) occurs when a natural ...
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References
Endemic flora of Madagascar
Arecaceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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