Malagasia

For the insect genus, see Malagasia (cicada).

Malagasia
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Subfamily:	Grevilleoideae
Tribe:	Macadamieae
Subtribe:	Malagasiinae
Genus:	Malagasia L.A.S.Johnson & B.G.Briggs
Species:	M. alticola
Binomial name
Malagasia alticola (Capuron) L.A.S.Johnson & B.G.Briggs
Synonyms
Macadamia alticola Capuron

Malagasia is a monotypic genus of trees in the family Proteaceae. The sole species is Malagasia alticola, endemic to Madagascar.^[2]

The species was originally described in 1963 by French botanist René Capuron. Capuron included the new species in the genus Macadamia, naming it Macadamia alticola.^[3] The species was transferred to the newly erected genus Malagasia in 1975 by Barbara Briggs and Lawrie Johnson.^[4]

References

1. Rakotonirina, N. (2020). "Malagasia alticola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T70102167A70108796. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T70102167A70108796.en. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
2. "Malagasia L.A.S. Johnson & B.G. Briggs". Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
3. "Macadamia alticola Capuron". Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
4. "Malagasia alticola (Capuron) L.A.S. Johnson & B.G. Briggs". Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar. Retrieved 7 April 2013.