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Mediusella bernieri
Mediusella bernieri is a species of flowering plant in the family Sarcolaenaceae. It is the sole species in genus Mediusella. It is a shrub or tree endemic to Madagascar.
From the article Mediusella on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Mediusella bernieri grows as a shrub or small tree up to 3 metres (10 ft) tall. It has a trunk diameter of up to 20 cm (8 in). Its bright green leaves are ovate in shape and measure up to 6 cm (2 in) long. The plant's flowers are usually in inflorescences of two or three flowers, each with white to yellow petals. The ovoid fruits measure up to 1.1 cm (0.4 in) long. Mediusella bernieri flowers and fruits from February to July.
Range & habitat
Mediusella bernieri is only found in the far northern regions of Diana and Sava (the former Antsiranana Province). IUCN assessors identified nine subpopulations over an extent of occurrence of 3,055 square kilometres (1,200 sq mi). Its habitat is dry forests, on various rocky formations, from 50–300 m (200–1,000 ft) elevation.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 514616.