Pterophylla rutenbergii

Pterophylla rutenbergii
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Oxalidales
Family:	Cunoniaceae
Genus:	Pterophylla
Species:	P. rutenbergii
Binomial name
Pterophylla rutenbergii (Engl.) J.Bradford & Z.S.Rogers (2021)
Synonyms[2]
Weinmannia rutenbergii Engl. (1880) Windmannia rutenbergii (Engl.) Kuntze (1891) Weinmannia eriocarpa f. fruticulosa Pamp. (1905)

Pterophylla rutenbergii is a species of plant in the family Cunoniaceae endemic to Madagascar. The species is common and has a widespread distribution. It can be found from sea level to 2000 metres elevation at the summits at Marojejy National Park. It grows in the lowland rain forests of eastern Madagascar and the montane and subhumid forests in the center and north of the island.^[1] The species does best in open, disturbed habitat, particularly on roadsides and areas recently burned.^[3]

The species exhibits high morphological plasticity, ranging from being shrub-like with small leaves at high elevations to being a large canopy tree with large leaves in lowland areas.^[3]

References

1. Ravololomanana, N. (2020). "Pterophylla rutenbergii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T70102463A70156761. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T70102463A70156761.en. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
2. Pterophylla rutenbergii (Engl.) J.Bradford & Z.S.Rogers. Plants of the World Online, Kew Science. Accessed 25 September 2022.
3. Bradford, J. C.; Miller, J. S. (2001). "New taxa and nomenclatural notes on the flora of the Marojejy massif, Madagascar. V. Cunoniaceae: Weinmannia" (PDF). Adansonia. Series 3. 23 (2): 219–236. Retrieved 8 August 2011.