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Craspidospermum verticillatum
Craspidospermum is a monotypic genus of plant in the Apocynaceae family endemic to Madagascar. As of August 2013 the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognises the single species Craspidospermum verticillatum (Malagasy: Vandrika).
From the article Craspidospermum on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Craspidospermum verticillatum grows as a tree up to 25 m (80 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 50 cm (20 in). Its flowers feature a white or pale pink corolla, with pink or dark red throat.
Range & habitat
Craspidospermum verticillatum ranges across the east, southeast, and center of Madagascar. Its natural habitat is humid and subhumid lowland rainforest and montane forest, and sometimes rocky areas, from sea-level to 1,800 m (6,000 ft) elevation. The tree is widespread in the island's humid and subhumid forests. It is threatened with habitat loss from deforestation for timber, firewood, and to clear land for agriculture and mining, and its population is declining.
Wikipedia: “Range and habitat”
At the table
Local medicinal uses of Craspidospermum verticillatum include as a treatment for pulmonary diseases and syphilis.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Uses”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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 437475.