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Quivisianthe

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Quivisianthe, known as valiandro, is a genus of flowering plants in the mahogany family, Meliaceae. It has only one currently accepted species, Quivisianthe papinae, native to Madagascar.[2] Common canopy trees, they are an important food source for ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) in the dry season.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b A.Grandidier, Hist. Phys. Madagascar 33(3): 251 (1893)
  2. ^ "Quivisianthe Baill". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  3. ^ Yamashita, Nayuta; Sauther, Michelle L.; Cuozzo, Frank P.; Youssouf Jacky, Ibrahim Antho (2015). "Beyond the Gallery Forest: Contrasting Habitat and Diet in Lemur catta Troops at Bezà Mahafaly Special Reserve". Folia Primatologica. 86 (1–2): 35–43. doi:10.1159/000368896. PMID 26022299. S2CID 34966794.
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Quivisianthe: Brief Summary

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Quivisianthe, known as valiandro, is a genus of flowering plants in the mahogany family, Meliaceae. It has only one currently accepted species, Quivisianthe papinae, native to Madagascar. Common canopy trees, they are an important food source for ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) in the dry season.

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