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Rhopalocarpus mollis
Rhopalocarpus mollis is a tree in the family Sphaerosepalaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar. The specific epithet mollis means 'soft', referring to the very soft indumentum on the leaves' underside.
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Description
Rhopalocarpus mollis grows as a tree up to 20 metres (70 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 40 cm (16 in). The coriaceous leaves are elliptic in shape and measure up to 13.4 cm (5 in) long. It is not known to have any flowers. The fleshy fruits are coloured green when fresh. They may be spherical measuring up to 3 cm (1.2 in) in diameter or two-lobed and measure up to 4.5 cm (1.8 in) across.
Range & habitat
Rhopalocarpus mollis is known only from four locations in the northern regions of Sofia and Analanjirofo. Its habitat is subhumid forests from 500 m (1,600 ft) to 1,000 m (3,300 ft) altitude.
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 499217.