Mauloutchia Explained

Mauloutchia is a genus of trees endemic to the lowland eastern and northern rain forests of Madagascar. They can be distinguished by their non-monocyclic androecium with anthers basifixed and borne on short filaments.[1]

Species

According to the most recent revision of the genus there are ten accepted species:

  1. Mauloutchia annickiae Sauquet
  2. Mauloutchia capuronii Sauquet
  3. Mauloutchia chapelieri (Baill.) Warb.
  4. Mauloutchia coriacea Capuron
  5. Mauloutchia echinocarpa Capuron ex Sauquet
  6. Mauloutchia heckelii Capuron
  7. Mauloutchia humboltii (H. Perrier) Capuron
  8. Mauloutchia parvifolia Capuron
  9. Mauloutchia rarabe (H. Perrier) Capuron
  10. Mauloutchia sambiranensis (Capuron) Sauquet

Notes and References

  1. Sauquet. Hervé. 2004. Systematic revision of Myristicaceae (Magnoliales) in Madagascar, with four new species of Mauloutchia. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. en. 146. 3. 351–368. 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2004.00343.x. 1095-8339. free.