Quivisianthe Explained

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.[1] Common canopy trees, they are an important food source for ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) in the dry season.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Quivisianthe Baill. . . 2017 . Plants of the World Online . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 28 August 2020 .
  2. 10.1159/000368896 . Beyond the Gallery Forest: Contrasting Habitat and Diet in Lemur catta Troops at Bezà Mahafaly Special Reserve . 2015 . Yamashita . Nayuta . Sauther . Michelle L. . Cuozzo . Frank P. . Youssouf Jacky . Ibrahim Antho . Folia Primatologica . 86 . 1–2 . 35–43 . 26022299 . 34966794.

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